Talk:frienemy

Noun
frienemy
 * 1) a supposed friend whose actions are those of an enemy; a fairweather friend

Quotations

 * 2002, jLilly, The Last Carnival :
 * 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 :
 * 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.

RFV discussion: frienemy
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)