backfriend

Meanings

• noun

  A person who was once a friend but is no longer on good terms.

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Variants

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backfire , backfired , backfires , backfiring

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Etymology

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Back-: opposite or reverse; friend: a person who is not an enemy.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'backfriend' is not commonly used in formal English and is more commonly found in informal contexts.

2. The term gained popularity through social media platforms where people often use it to describe past relationships.

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Related Concepts

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1. ex-friend: An alternative term for 'backfriend'

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Culture

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The term 'backfriend' is not known to have significant cultural, historical, or symbolic significance.

How to Memorize "backfriend"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person you were once close to but have since had a falling out with.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term with the concept of a reversed friendship.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym BFF (Best Friends Forever) and remember that a backfriend is a B (Best) F (Friend) F (Forever) turned into an opposite F (Foe)

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