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BF
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Burkina Faso since 1984.
- Synonyms: BFA (alpha-3 1984–present), HV (1974–1984, as Upper Volta)
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Noun
BF (countable and uncountable, plural BFs)
- (countable) Initialism of boyfriend.
- 2008, Teri Brooks, Cracked Vases, page 127:
- Fishy2: You are in New York? I really can't travel. SNasties: That's not a problem, my bf and I can travel.
- 2011, Brian Conaghan, The Boy Who Made It Rain, page 11:
- It's not as if I was a slapper or anything like that, I just didn't want the hassle of a bf.
- (countable) Initialism of best friend.
- (countable, slang, dated) Initialism of bloody fool.
- 1939, Cecil Day-Lewis, Child of Misfortune:
- You really are a B.F., Arthur.
- (countable) Initialism of bisexual female.
- (countable, in personal ads) Initialism of black female.
- (uncountable) Initialism of bodyfat.
- (countable) Initialism of booking fee.
- (uncountable) Initialism of breastfeeding.
- 2002 April 9, Moe, “BF in UK”, in misc.kids.breastfeeding (Usenet), archived from the original on 4 December 2025:
- Am I the only one here?? Whenever I start feeding Matthew I feel like I'm making others uncomfortable.
- 2006 September 13, cjra, “Ah, the joy of BF in Europe”, in misc.kids.breastfeeding (Usenet), archived from the original on 4 December 2025:
- I've BF'd *everywhere* - partly because I have little choice if I don' twant[sic] to be locked in a hotel room, and if anyone gives me a "look" at all, it's a smile, tho probably not due to BF but to the baby I'm carrying.
- 2006 September 19, Irrational Number, “Need Advice: Breastfeeding with 3 older (13+) stepson's[sic]”, in misc.kids.breastfeeding (Usenet), archived from the original on 4 December 2025:
- Then, practice breastfeeding in front of the mirror so that you don't show too much flesh. Yes, BF is natural and good, but you don't have to flash everyone all the time. ;)
See also
Proper noun
BF
- Initialism of Burkina Faso.
- (video games) Initialism of Battlefield, an FPS video game series.
- (Philippines, colloquial) Ellipsis of BF Homes.
Verb
BF (third-person singular simple present BFs, present participle BFing or BF'ing, simple past and past participle BFed or BF'd)
- Initialism of breastfeed or its inflections.
- 2002 April 9, T.Ridge, “BF in UK”, in misc.kids.breastfeeding (Usenet), archived from the original on 4 December 2025:
- Now I am sitting here 6 months on, and he is still breastfeeding and I hate that I have absolutely no support (other then from DH who is GREAT) and I have no other mum around who has BFed more then 6 months. I feel so alone and isolated (I know that sounds stupid) I have no one I can talk to about it as its considered wierd to BFed this long.
- 2006 September 13, cjra, “Ah, the joy of BF in Europe”, in misc.kids.breastfeeding (Usenet), archived from the original on 4 December 2025:
- I've BF'd *everywhere* - partly because I have little choice if I don' twant[sic] to be locked in a hotel room, and if anyone gives me a "look" at all, it's a smile, tho probably not due to BF but to the baby I'm carrying.
- 2005 February 16, Marie, “More Weight Gain Woes :-(”, in misc.kids.breastfeeding (Usenet), archived from the original on 4 December 2025:
- See if you are already meeting all the criteria for successfully BF'ing your DD.
- 2006 September 24, toto, “Need Advice: Breastfeeding with 3 older (13+) stepson's[sic]”, in misc.kids.breastfeeding (Usenet), archived from the original on 4 December 2025:
- I didn't know how to BF until I did it either. I had never seen anyone BF, yet it came very naturally to me and I nursed both my children (ds until he was 13 months and refused and dd until she was 2.5).
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