Talk:frienemy
Latest comment: 19 years ago by Muke in topic RFV discussion: frienemy
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Noun
[edit]frienemy
- a supposed friend whose actions are those of an enemy; a fairweather friend
Quotations
[edit]- 2002, jLilly, The Last Carnival [1]:
- No longer sure who his frienemies were, he had decided to arbitrage the difference, setting up questionable associates in highly-paid consultancies in the private sector [...]
- 2003, Debra Phillips, The High Price of a Good Man [2]:
- Keeping it to myself, Marva was what I like to refer to as a frienemy, which is that perilous combination of a friend and enemy.
The form frenemy has been attested, but this alternative spelling seems to be entirely speculative. Eclecticology 18:16, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
- Found and added two [but only two] cites in Google Print. —Muke Tever 01:02, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
Incidentally the equation with "fair-weather friend" seems to have been a mismatching of idioms—a better match to standard language is backstabber. —Muke Tever 02:04, 20 November 2005 (UTC)