frenemy

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.

by Sean M. West February 24, 2007

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frenemy

not a friend but not quite an enemy frenemy

we're not friends anymore but you're not my enemy frenemy

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Frenemy

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.

by CountryGurl2286 June 10, 2008

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frenemy

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

by sarahhhhhhhhhhhhh June 7, 2007

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Frenemies with benefits

People who actively dislike each other, but engage in sexual relations with each other on a regular basis.

Just because we don't like each other is no excuse to not have great sex. We can be frenemies with benefits.

I kind of hate him, but he's really good in bed. We're frenemies with benefits.

by Baby Kee$h April 14, 2014

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