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A person who is both a friend and an enemy. They can both cause one's demise and brighten one's day. Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and your frenemies right by your side.
My roommate was a frenemy: she would leave a sink full of dishes but she always ensured the fridge was stocked with beer.
frenemy by ajfajn October 17, 2011
A frenemy refers to a company that can be both a partner (customer, vendor, etc.) and a competitor at the same time.
Sir Martin Sorrell said he counts Google as a frenemy of WPP, the ad agency empire that be built. On one hand, Google offers WPP a chance to buy cutting edge interactive ads for its clients. One the other hand, Google makes no secret of its intentions to allow anyone to buy ads for themselves, which could disintermediate ad agencies.
frenemy by Sean M. West February 24, 2007
not a friend but not quite an enemy frenemy
we're not friends anymore but you're not my enemy frenemy
frenemy by voiceless sky July 6, 2016
Your enemy who's also a friend.
Kitty Pryde is on the X-Men and Lance Alvers is on the Brotherhood. They're on opposite teams, thus making them enemies but they're still friends....Therefore they are each others frenemy.
Frenemy by CountryGurl2286 June 10, 2008
a word used, usually in tabloids, to describe two people, usually famous people, who are enemies in the press and friends in real life or vice versa, generally a technique used simply to gain publicity.
lindsay lohan:omg look we're on the cover of US weekly AGAIN!!
paris hilton:omigod lindsay this frenemy thing is doing wonders for our image
frenemy by sarahhhhhhhhhhhhh June 7, 2007
Someone that you think your friends with but as soon as they've got a boyfriend they'll leave you quicker then you can breath. They'll apologies and say sorry afterwards when you confront them but they do it again after wards they'll later come back when they break up and expect a forgiveness.
Me: were going to shopping you wanna come?
Frenemy: sure I'll come.
Later that day
Frenemy: sorry can't go I'm going to do something with my boyfriend.
Frenemy by Truths101 October 19, 2018