Robin considered Gregory a peripheral friend. Although she didn't socialize with him, she had a connection to him that was as strong as her connection to any of her closest friends.
by savannahliscious April 25, 2015
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Instead of interrupting the flow of a story with superfluous noise by giving unnecessary context about a person in said story, they can be described as a periphery friend.
Instead of interrupting the flow of a story with superfluous noise by giving unnecessary context about a person in said story, they can be described as a periphery friend.
Scenario one-
Storyteller: my friend's mum's cousin's son's aunt's dog's dad's wife's godfather's cat's ........'s friend did funny story.
You: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Scenario two-
Storyteller: my periphery friend did funny story.
You: hahahaha, I'm glad you didn't fill that sentence with unnecessary context.
Storyteller: my friend's mum's cousin's son's aunt's dog's dad's wife's godfather's cat's ........'s friend did funny story.
You: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Scenario two-
Storyteller: my periphery friend did funny story.
You: hahahaha, I'm glad you didn't fill that sentence with unnecessary context.
by fbar November 24, 2010
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