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Back-up Friend

A friend who isn't really part of the group, but who you hang out with when the rest of the group is gone.
Why isn't Kailyn paying any attention to Meggie?

Oh, Meggie's just her back-up friend. She's talking to Ashley right now.
Back-up Friend by Sleet October 22, 2009

Secondary Friend 

Secondary Friends are those friends that only interact with you when their "primary friends" (commonly identified as "new friends" or a new social circle) are not available.
Usually normal friends become secondary friends when the friendship is vanishing, a symptom of a friendship about to end, often caused by aquisition of new contacts and/or diminishing interaction between you. Which sometimes can last years because one or both parties does not want to end it.
A: <insert friend name> rarely talk to me nowadays, but suddenly and randomly starts conversations with me.
B:That means you have become a secondary friend to him. His new friends are probably offline when he talks to you.
Secondary Friend by A. Wizard June 24, 2016

loch ness friend 

(n) A friend that a friend of yours always talks about, but you never actually get to see them in real life.

In many cases your friend will have pictures of themselves with the loch ness friend. Others will have reported seeing the loch ness friend at various locations.

Your friend will arrange for drinks or dinner with the loch ness friend, and the loch ness friend will never show.
Yeah, Scott invited Missy to our housewarming party and several other events and each time she has not shown. I STILL haven't met her. She is the loch ness friend.
loch ness friend by All4Us December 19, 2008

fair-weather friend 

A friend who is only a friend when circumstances are pleasant or profitable. At the first sign of trouble, these capricious, disloyal friends will drop their relationship with you.
I had thought Ted would stand by me when I was accused of theft, but it turned out he was only a fair-weather friend.

E-Friend 

E-Friend (efriend, efrnd): A relationship between two individuals, taking place exclusively in cyberspace.

With the growing use of digital communication—email, instant messaging, text messaging, etc.—there has become a growing incidence of digital relationships. The term E-Friend is often used to describe these relationships.

It has a variety of applications; it is frequently used to mean any kind relationship occurring with the aid of cell phones, personal digital assistants, instant messaging services or email.

It may appear in sms (short message service) as efrnd.

Re: Let me just say to all relatives, friends, acquaintances and E-Friends, have a MERRY XMAS!!
Anonymous Email

"I have friends, they're E-Friends, just because I've never met them doesn't mean they're not friends!"
Taken from Friendster profile

"She doesn't mean anything to me, she's just an efriend."
Anonymous blogger

E-Friend by Sean Garmire July 16, 2008

Starter Friend 

A person you may hang out with when you go to a new city, new job or new school that you know you would never hang out with once you met some real people worth hanging out with
Girl: "what ever happened to what's his name from your work?"
Boy: "oh, i met some chill people at work so i don't hang out with him anymore. he was just a starter friend."
Starter Friend by NoUse4AName July 11, 2007