"fairweather friend" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fairweather friends [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=fairweather friend}} fairweather friend (plural fairweather friends)
  1. Alternative form of fair-weather friend. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fair-weather friend
    Sense id: en-fairweather_friend-en-noun-nKdxUsxi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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