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  • noun Alternative form of frenemy.

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Examples

  • He's got this invisible "frienemy" who is always standing against what he believes.

    CNN Transcript Jul 18, 2009 2009

  • Most of the guys that race this right out there on racetrack, as a driver, you -- everybody out there is your "frienemy," and I think that's kind -- that's a word that I think describes our relationship: frienemy.

    CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: What Is the Future of NASCAR? - March 19, 2001 2001

  • It's no coincidence that seven of the nine newly removable features and applications compete with third-party software-in most cases Microsoft "frienemy" partners.

    Microsoft Watch 2009

  • You have to guess friends and enemies, so almost every one in the book is what I would call a "frienemy," including the cat.

    Pass The Torch 2008

  • You have to guess friends and enemies, so almost every one in the book is what I would call a "frienemy," including the cat.

    Pass The Torch 2008

  • You have to guess friends and enemies, so almost every one in the book is what I would call a "frienemy," including the cat.

    Pass The Torch 2008

  • You have to guess friends and enemies, so almost every one in the book is what I would call a "frienemy," including the cat.

    Pass The Torch 2008

  • Instead, Hicks splits the frienemy egg and gives Jun an ally on the inside.

    From the Stack: The War at Ellsmere 2009

  • Instead, Hicks splits the frienemy egg and gives Jun an ally on the inside.

    03 « June « 2009 « The Manga Curmudgeon 2009

  • FROM MTV. COM: With all the "New Moon" casting rumors that have been floating around since "Twilight" hit theaters, we were especially wondering who would play werewolf Leah Clearwater, Jacob Black's feisty and heartbroken frienemy.

    ‘HSM3’ Star Vanessa Hudgens Auditions For ‘Twilight’ Sequel » MTV Movies Blog 2009

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