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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English frenne, contracted from forrene (“foreign”). See foreign (adjective).
Noun
fren (plural frens)
- (obsolete) A stranger.
- 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Aprill. Ægloga Quarta.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC:
- So now his friend is changed for a fren
References
- “fren”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Etymology 2
Noun
- Pronunciation spelling of friend.
- (Internet slang) A fellow, a friend.
- Antonym: nonfren
- (alt-right, Internet slang) A fellow white nationalist or fascist, a comrade on the far right.
- Antonym: nonfren
Usage notes
- After gaining popularity online as part of DoggoLingo-style slang, fren later came to prominence on sites such as 4chan and the subreddit /r/frenworld as a dog whistle used by far-right white nationalists and fascists to refer to each other. This use is associated with the Apu Apustaja variation of the meme Pepe the Frog. It has been reinterpreted in this context as standing for “far-right ethno-nationalist” (a backronym).
Anagrams
Friulian
Etymology
Noun
fren m (plural frens)
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
fren (plural fren dem, quantified fren)
- friend
- 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 3 Jan 1:1:
- Da leta ya a kom fram mi, di elda — tu mi speshal fren, Gaiyos. Mi fren, mi riili riili lov yu.
- This letter comes from the elder to Gaius, my dear friend, whom I love in the truth.
Further reading
- fren at majstro.com
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin frēnum.
Pronunciation
Noun
fren m (plural frens)
Related terms
Scots
Pronunciation
Verb
fren (third-person singular simple present frens, present participle frennin, simple past frennit, past participle frennit)
Derived terms
- frenfi (“furious”)
- frennishin (“state of extreme rage”)
- frennisinly (“frenziedly”)
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish فرن, فرهن (fren), from French frein.
Pronunciation
Noun
fren (definite accusative freni, plural frenler)
Declension
Inflection | ||
---|---|---|
Nominative | fren | |
Definite accusative | freni | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | fren | frenler |
Definite accusative | freni | frenleri |
Dative | frene | frenlere |
Locative | frende | frenlerde |
Ablative | frenden | frenlerden |
Genitive | frenin | frenlerin |
Derived terms
References
- Parlatır, İsmail et al. (1998) “fren”, in Türkçe Sözlük, 9th edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 802b
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