"friends list" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: friends lists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} friends list (plural friends lists)
  1. (Internet) A list of contacts (in social networking, instant messaging, etc.), ostensibly the user's friends. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet Synonyms: flist, friendlist, friendslist Related terms: Christmas list Translations (list of contacts): vriendelys (Afrikaans), Freundesliste [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-friends_list-en-noun-VXPZNE6~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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