frenemy
noun
fren·e·my
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plural frenemies
Definition of frenemy
: one who pretends to be a friend but is actually an enemy
Examples of frenemy in a Sentence
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When Walker and his old frenemy Tyrese reunite for the first time, director John Singleton (Boyz n the Hood) shoots their graceless scuffle in a Buster Keaton-esque longshot while an FBI guy has a snack. — Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica, "What I learned about cars watching all 8 Fast & Furious movies in 4 days," 2 Aug. 2019 Lance becomes by turns Vaughtersâs rival, teammate, neighbor (in Spain), friend/frenemy, and ultimately his bitter foe. — Bill Gifford, Outside Online, "Jonathan Vaughters Goes Deep into Cyclingâs Dirty Past," 24 July 2019 Fassbender has played the character as best frenemy to Charles Xavier (McAvoy), megalomaniacal terrorist and family man. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "How 'Dark Phoenix' brings the X-Men movie saga to a fiery, tearful close," 28 Feb. 2019 Adamâs best frenemy Blake Shelton was downright devastated. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "'The Voice' Coach John Legend Breaks His Silence on Adam Levine's Unexpected Exit," 8 June 2019 The news comes on the heels of the declaration of peace earlier this week between Swift and her on-again, off-again frenemy, Katy Perry. — Randy Lewis, latimes.com, "Taylor Swift announces new âLoverâ album coming Aug. 23," 13 June 2019 Desperate to uncover the identity of Archieâs secret girlfriend, Betty and Veronica work with their frenemy Cheryl Blossom to stage Riverdaleâs very own version of The Bachelor, with Archie as the man to win (and petunias instead of roses). — Christian Holub, EW.com, "Archie and Sabrina's romance creates drama in new comic preview," 11 June 2019 The entire three-and-a-half-minute video is essentially a nonstop cameo parade, featuring celebrities from music, reality TV, Instagram, and everywhere else â and including Swiftâs old frenemy Katy Perry. — Constance Grady, Vox, "An annotated guide to Taylor Swiftâs star-studded âYou Need to Calm Downâ video," 17 June 2019 Still, Blake is mourning the loss of his longtime coworker and professional frenemy. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "Here's What Blake Shelton Thinks About Adam Levine Leaving 'The Voice'," 25 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'frenemy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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