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Hybrid of "Pretend" and "Befriend"

When one is walking by them selves and lonely, To prefriend is to walk close enough to a group of people so that passers by assume you are with the group, but not so close as to make the group think you are following them.

Note: If one actually believes that they are with the group, they are not "Prefriending", they are just Delusional.
Usages:
To "Prefriend" to be with someone,
Or
One can be "Prefriending" to be with someone.

Person 1: "Hey look at Pete, I didn't know he was friends with the Jocks"
Person 2: "What?...Nah he's not, He's just "Prefriending" to be with them"
Person 1: "Pfft, What a loser"
by Disco Alpingu May 27, 2007
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Pata Sucia: Spanglish; Direct translation- dirty foot; used in reference to men and women who remove their shoes in public and then proceed to walk barefooted wherever they may be; mainly found at night clubs or after being at a night club.

LADIES, YOUR STILETTOS MAY BE PAINFUL, BUT THAT IS THE CHALLENGE YOU ACCEPTED WHEN YOU PUT THEM ON. BEAUTY=PAIN
"Check out the pata sucia on that vaca. Hey tubby, put your shoes back on."
by luvmyreddog June 22, 2014
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An aspect of social networking, where a person friends someone they no positive social connection with, for the sake of boosting their friend count, and perceived social status.
Jonas prefriended me on Facebook last week. We each thing the other guy is an asshole, but I prefriended him back to push me over 500 friends.

Ultra-popular Kim: Heather, why did you friend Jill last week, she's such a loser?
Just-as-popular Heather: Because she worships me just like my other 1200 friends on Facebook, confirming my popularity and ensuring I'll win the vote for Homecoming Queen.

Heather grows up to become the skanky trophy wife of a used-car salesman. Jill grows up to be a lawyer and makes partner at a major law firm.
by prefriender June 07, 2010
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to act as a friend to (someone) whilst having an ulterior motive. Especially to gain revenge, inside knowledge or for personal or professional gains.

pretending to be a persons friend.
"I thought that we were close but really he was just a prefriend"
by Matt Windle poet February 20, 2021
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/prɪˈfrɛnd/

to make it appear that a person has a bond of mutual affection with another despite an ulterior motive being at play. Especially to gain revenge and inside knowledge for personal or professional reasons.
She thought that they were besties but he was prefriending the whole time.
by Matt Windle poet February 26, 2021
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Pretending to befriend someone for personal gain.
He prefriended me, just to get closer to a girl he liked, when he was completely insincere about our relationship.
by Ereck Flowers November 08, 2018
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To creep on a prospect's social networking profile before meeting them in order to gain a social advantage when actually meeting and conversing with said prospect.
Henry - "I like this girl but I know nothing about her, and I'm going to a party tonight where she'll be."
Clyde - "You should totally pre-friend her so you have something to talk about!"
by grimymonkey May 28, 2013
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