noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A stranger. obsolete

   "So now his friend is changed for a fren"

2. 2
   Pronunciation spelling of friend. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

   "rowdy-rappin w/frens on street corner stumps"

3. 3
   A fellow, a friend. Internet
4. 4
   A fellow white nationalist or fascist, a comrade on the far right. Internet

Synonyms

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alienoutlandishstrangeaberrantalienalien

Antonyms

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nonfren

Example

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"So now his friend is changed for a fren"

Etymology

From Middle English frenne, contracted from forrene (“foreign”). See foreign (adjective).

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