semifriend
English
Etymology
semi- + friend
Noun
semifriend (plural semifriends)
- A friendly acquaintance; a person with whom one has cordial relations but who is not truly a friend
- 1936, George Orwell, Keep the Aspidistra Flying:
- The horribly ladylike lady who kept the teashop was a semifriend as well as an employer, and thus could sweat and bully Julia to the tune of 'dearest' and 'darling'.
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