"fren" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɹɛn/ Forms: frens [plural]
enPR: frĕn Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: From Middle English frenne, contracted from forrene (“foreign”). See foreign (adjective). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|frenne}} Middle English frenne Head templates: {{en-noun}} fren (plural frens)
  1. (obsolete) A stranger. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fren-en-noun-dnosBbVD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /fɹɛn/ Forms: frens [plural], frenz [plural]
enPR: frĕn Rhymes: -ɛn Head templates: {{en-noun|s|frenz}} fren (plural frens or frenz)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of friend. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: friend
    Sense id: en-fren-en-noun-4NIrfbMY Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, DoggoLingo, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of DoggoLingo: 0 98 1 1 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 77 9 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 6 65 6 5 2 2 5 6 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 76 4 4 1 1 3 4 1
  2. (Internet slang) A fellow, a friend. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-fren-en-noun-zvxLMrxm
  3. (alt-right, Internet slang) A fellow white nationalist or fascist, a comrade on the far right. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Alt-right
    Sense id: en-fren-en-noun-URts496y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for fren meaning in English (3.1kB)

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