Frenemy is a portmanteau of friend and enemy referring to a person one is friendly with despite an underlying dislike or rivalry, or more broadly a person who combines the characteristics of a friend and an enemy. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Frenemy is a portmanteau of the words friend and enemy that refers to "a person whom one is friendly with, despite a dislike or rivalry" or "a person who combines the characteristics of a friend and an enemy".
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