folleague 

A colleague who you can share a beer with after work, but would not invite to your home. Usually an occupier of time before one meets their real friends.

Q: Do you want to meet for dinner at 8pm by your office?
A: That's okay, I'll hang out with a folleague until then.

folleague by Final Gravity July 9, 2016

Frolleague 

‘Meet my frolleague, Anna.’

When you’re introducing someone and you realise that neither ‘colleague’ nor ‘friend’ does justice to your relationship, frolleague is the word you need.

A frolleague is a professional connection that grows into a rich and fulfilling relationship.

Frolleague relationships are expansive, originating from a shared professional passion and evolving to incorporate everything else. This is why we love frolleagues so much. They are both professional and personal sounding boards, bringing fresh perspectives to our life story so far. They offer objective curiosity and candour that our established friends and family are often unable to bring. Frolleague relationships are rich and diverse. They mix, match and merge across all aspects of our lives, including our inner work geek... which is, in the end, what sets them apart from other relationships.

'It's Friday - time for fun and frolics with frolleagues.'

'Some of my favourite conversations are with frolleagues - we connect on so many levels including what gets us excited about our work.'

'Introducing my friend and colleague, Alice - hang on a minute! Shouldn't there be a word for this? Try frolleague!'

Frolleague by Anna & friends October 21, 2022

Social-colleague 

A person who is not quite a friend yet but more than an acquaintance. You take part in light-hearted chat and would most probably only talk to them if you were with a group of people; the same goes for hanging out with them. You also might say Hi to them when meeting in the street, but you wouldn't stop and chat.

Dave: Can you get Fred to lend me Spiderman 3 on DVD? I don't really know him that well.

Gary: Hmmm... I'm not sure if I can ask him yet, we're really only social-colleagues at the moment. Ask Kyle though, he was at friend level last time I checked.

Social-colleague by shrimpsy October 24, 2009

colleague 

A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate.

I can't simply ask Emma to fuck with me. She's not my friend, she is just my colleague.

colleague by RudeBob April 6, 2008

frolleague 

(Noun)A friend who is also a work colleague. Frolleagues are often created during a particularly rowdy night of work drinks and are useful as a sounding board for bitching about your work load/boss etc.

A bunch of my frolleagues are going out for a pint tonight.

frolleague by Sarah Pritchard October 12, 2006

frolleague 

Friends + colleagues - for when your love and respect for your co-workers is both immense and totally work-appropriate; with a frolleague crowd, you typically switch between being fun and relaxed, and professional depending on the context.

At work: "I have a meeting until 5, but afterwards would love to spend time with frolleagues at happy hour."

At a weekend BBQ: "Solid beer choice from the new frolleague. Why aren't you this cool at the office?"

frolleague by Frolleagues for America August 12, 2013

nightmare sister colleague 

A workplace cohort who has taken it upon herself to take on the role of a nightmare sister, finding ways to endlessly embarrass, harass, prank and annoy you to the point of near-insanity.

When I wake up some mornings I find myself breaking out in a cold sweat just imagining the weird and unexpected things my nightmare sister colleague might do to me that day.

nightmare sister colleague by Dr Bunnygirl October 12, 2019