Comments on: Rate your adversarial relationship

By: Conall

Conall — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:53:32 +0000

Nemesis…the name implies a sisterly relationship. What then, do you suppose, would happen if we invented the term:

Nemebro

By: Conall

Conall — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:22:03 +0000

@ meghan

Sweet! now we just need to start working “enemend” into daily usage!

By: meghan

meghan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:37:56 +0000

Update: ‘Frenemy’ has now been added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/family/bal-dictionary0709,0,1273135.story

By: Conall

Conall — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:07:27 +0000

@ Meg

That’s ok, we can just invent it. Chalk one up for the CMD invented words category!

I am not sure I am happy with “enemend” as the combined word though. What do you think…”enemiend”?…”eneriend”?…actually, now that I evaluate the options, “enemend” is probably the best.

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:03:56 +0000

@ Conall

I’m unaware of any such word. Sorry.

By: Conall

Conall — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:13:05 +0000

@ Meg

Is there an “opposite” for that word, like “enemend” which indicates that you act like enemies to each other, but know that you are actually friends?

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:06:33 +0000

@ Liam

Yes, it’s a relationship where people are friendly to each other’s faces, pretend to be friends, etc. but, in fact, knowingly hate each other. I’m not sure where the word originated.

By: Liam

Liam — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:32:32 +0000

@ Meg -

So it that a ‘friend-enemy’? Someone who pretends to like us, but whom we really can’t stand? I’ve not heard that before … is that a ‘Daily Show’ word?

By: Meg

Meg — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:50:12 +0000

So, would “frenemy” go on the adversarial relationship list or the friend list?

My vote is for the former.

By: mom

mom — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:27:51 +0000

I wonder where you will go when ranking family relationships.