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  • noun Plural form of frenemy.

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Examples

  • The word frenemies won't do to describe the intensity of the burgeoning relationship between Tessa an Heather.

    Slate Magazine Troy Patterson 2011

  • Never a dry moment with these gals: On the October 4 season premiere of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, on-again frenemies Kim Zolciak and NeNe Leakes sipped glasses of wine in the backseat of an SUV en route to an event.

    Is It Just Me: Real Housewives of Atlanta Get Tipsy 2010

  • A study from Brigham Young University shows that "frenemies" - frustrating friends or family that we care about - can be bad for blood pressure.

    Emaxhealth 2010

  • The raw data released Sunday may also prove useful in a wider way to America's "frenemies" - the intelligence services of countries like China and Russia, who have the resources to process and make sense of such vast vaults of data, said Ellen McCarthy, former intelligence officer and president of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2010

  • A study from Brigham Young University shows that "frenemies" - frustrating friends or family that we care about - can be bad for blood pressure.

    Emaxhealth 2010

  • The problem is that this relationship - what in Hollywood they call being "frenemies" - treats Palin as though she were the central figure in the politics of 2012.

    Latest Articles 2010

  • The raw data released Sunday may also prove useful in a wider way to America's "frenemies" - the intelligence services of countries like China and Russia, who have the resources to process and make sense of such vast vaults of data, said Ellen McCarthy, former intelligence officer and president of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance.

    dailypress.com - Breaking news 2010

  • The raw data released Sunday may also prove useful in a wider way to America's "frenemies" - the intelligence services of countries like China and Russia, who have the resources to process and make sense of such vast vaults of data, said Ellen McCarthy, former intelligence officer and president of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance.

    KTVZ.com - Local Headlines 2010

  • The raw data released Sunday may also prove useful in a wider way to America's "frenemies" - the intelligence services of countries like China and Russia, who have the resources to process and make sense of such vast vaults of data, said Ellen McCarthy, former intelligence officer and president of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance.

    KTVZ.com - Local Headlines 2010

  • The problem is that this relationship - what in Hollywood they call being "frenemies" - treats Palin as though she were the central figure in the politics of 2012.

    Latest Articles Politico 2010

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  • "* Risk is asymmetrical. First parties “bet the company�? before launch, but independent game-makers “bet the company�? for years after. This creates “frenemies�? who battle for game market share and profits."

    Bing Gordon, http://zblog.zynga.com/?p=3

    August 11, 2008