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Colbert Attack in 3 seconds. MrMacMan 04:36, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
Sysops a little slow tonight? They took two minutes to get this protected...too bad it took the vandals 2 and 1/2 minutes to go back on the Tivo to figure out how to spell Frenemy.
BTW, I'm justing messing with the Sysops, you guys to a good job of protecting Colberisms. --- CWY2190 T C 04:42, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
To Stephen Colbert Frenemy is a friend that is also your enemy. (i.e. China) They make our toys but take are jobs.
I think the Colbert reference is perfectly legitimate. I realize that there are vandals that put up complete nonsense, but if it is taken maturely, I think it's a reasonable thing to add. I did my best with it. There are also other references to frenemy in other pop culture. I've heard it was said in "Sex and the City," for example. There will need to be more research, but these references can be added to the Pop Culture subheading at any time. wesweaver 07:22, 14 February 2007 (UTC).
I've removed Iran from the list of "frenemies" of the US. They meet the criteria for enemy (competetive, belligerent, hostile) but not for friend (economic/political relationships, good political ties, similar ideology). -- Hojimachong talk 02:01, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
While we tout Israel as our ally, there exist attacks upon American targets such as during the Lavon Affair and the attack on the U.S.S. Liberty to indicate their frenemy status. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.102.49.157 ( talk) 13:20, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Although the definition of "Frenemy" to describe diplomatic relationships the US has with a few countries, the 3 countries are mentioned above have a clearly "friend/enemy" relationship with the US government: both free trade agreements and trade deficits, border security and espionage issues, and illegal immigration and human trafficking violations. Iran is more of an enemy, when the government leadership continues to berate US foreign policy Israel is portrayed to have US government support and condemnation for the treatment of Palestinians living in the Israeli Occupied Territories. Currently, we are building a physical wall-fence on the border with Mexico. Also we competited for petroleum resources with Russia and China, the "oil shock" of the 2000's was by peak demand by the Chinese's rapidly growing economic development. The Russians are importing oil to the whole world and profited greatly while they are self-sufficient to support itself economically by oil. + 71.102.12.55 ( talk) 06:32, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
I suggest considering this article for deletion. At most the obscure portmanteau "frenemy" should have an entry in Wiktionary, but certainly not in Wikipedia. Plus most of the article is transparently bullshit made up off the top of someone's head. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.111.213.38 ( talk) 17:54, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
The word "Disintermediation" appears here in the definition of "frenemy" and in the context, it appears to mean the same thing as "Cutting Out The Middleman". Strangely, "disintermediation" and "cutting out the middleman" both have 7 syllables. Normally, for a word to be useful, it should be quicker or easier to say than the definition of the word, but in this case the word is not only NOT quicker or easier to say, but it is a word that appears to be made exclusively of prefixes and suffixes with no actual word contained therein. Since the meaning of "Cutting Out The Middleman" is known and obvious, and "Disintermediation" sounds like a joke word from a Monty Python skit, forces the reader to do a look-up, shows up in Wikipedia's editor as misspelled, and appears in the common dictionary only in its banking/reinvestment context, it might be a good idea to not include it in definitions of other words (such as "frenemy") as a replacement for the concept of "cutting out the middleman".
Megalonzerg ( talk) 19:30, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
That whole section seems superfluous. Also, a frenemy does not have to be a hypocrite. The entire section belongs in Wikitionary, not wikipedia, possibly under 'word in other languages.' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.152.250.13 ( talk) 21:25, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
Most of the examples seem to come from the Family Channel (or it's American equivalent), and from I've seen with my nieces or when really bored, they are not proper. CTody Martin and Bailey Picket for instance, are very similar and are in a relationship. The only competition is from two very similar, smart, friends, not as enemies. Perry the Platypus and Dr. Doofenshmirtz have the relationship of Bond and his villain, if had the same villain every week, enemies. Enemies who know each other well and get along decently, but they only compete against each other directly, not in a fashion that makes either better. 174.112.18.193 ( talk) 03:58, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
"Whovians" cite the relationship between the Doctor and the Master as being "frenemies". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.227.208.93 ( talk) 15:05, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
Instead of deleting this page, it should be replaced with information about the movie "Frenemy" that came out in 2009. There is not much information about this movie that is easy to find, not even on IMDB. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.245.137.79 ( talk) 03:24, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
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Colbert Attack in 3 seconds. MrMacMan 04:36, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
Sysops a little slow tonight? They took two minutes to get this protected...too bad it took the vandals 2 and 1/2 minutes to go back on the Tivo to figure out how to spell Frenemy.
BTW, I'm justing messing with the Sysops, you guys to a good job of protecting Colberisms. --- CWY2190 T C 04:42, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
To Stephen Colbert Frenemy is a friend that is also your enemy. (i.e. China) They make our toys but take are jobs.
I think the Colbert reference is perfectly legitimate. I realize that there are vandals that put up complete nonsense, but if it is taken maturely, I think it's a reasonable thing to add. I did my best with it. There are also other references to frenemy in other pop culture. I've heard it was said in "Sex and the City," for example. There will need to be more research, but these references can be added to the Pop Culture subheading at any time. wesweaver 07:22, 14 February 2007 (UTC).
I've removed Iran from the list of "frenemies" of the US. They meet the criteria for enemy (competetive, belligerent, hostile) but not for friend (economic/political relationships, good political ties, similar ideology). -- Hojimachong talk 02:01, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
While we tout Israel as our ally, there exist attacks upon American targets such as during the Lavon Affair and the attack on the U.S.S. Liberty to indicate their frenemy status. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.102.49.157 ( talk) 13:20, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Although the definition of "Frenemy" to describe diplomatic relationships the US has with a few countries, the 3 countries are mentioned above have a clearly "friend/enemy" relationship with the US government: both free trade agreements and trade deficits, border security and espionage issues, and illegal immigration and human trafficking violations. Iran is more of an enemy, when the government leadership continues to berate US foreign policy Israel is portrayed to have US government support and condemnation for the treatment of Palestinians living in the Israeli Occupied Territories. Currently, we are building a physical wall-fence on the border with Mexico. Also we competited for petroleum resources with Russia and China, the "oil shock" of the 2000's was by peak demand by the Chinese's rapidly growing economic development. The Russians are importing oil to the whole world and profited greatly while they are self-sufficient to support itself economically by oil. + 71.102.12.55 ( talk) 06:32, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
I suggest considering this article for deletion. At most the obscure portmanteau "frenemy" should have an entry in Wiktionary, but certainly not in Wikipedia. Plus most of the article is transparently bullshit made up off the top of someone's head. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.111.213.38 ( talk) 17:54, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
The word "Disintermediation" appears here in the definition of "frenemy" and in the context, it appears to mean the same thing as "Cutting Out The Middleman". Strangely, "disintermediation" and "cutting out the middleman" both have 7 syllables. Normally, for a word to be useful, it should be quicker or easier to say than the definition of the word, but in this case the word is not only NOT quicker or easier to say, but it is a word that appears to be made exclusively of prefixes and suffixes with no actual word contained therein. Since the meaning of "Cutting Out The Middleman" is known and obvious, and "Disintermediation" sounds like a joke word from a Monty Python skit, forces the reader to do a look-up, shows up in Wikipedia's editor as misspelled, and appears in the common dictionary only in its banking/reinvestment context, it might be a good idea to not include it in definitions of other words (such as "frenemy") as a replacement for the concept of "cutting out the middleman".
Megalonzerg ( talk) 19:30, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
That whole section seems superfluous. Also, a frenemy does not have to be a hypocrite. The entire section belongs in Wikitionary, not wikipedia, possibly under 'word in other languages.' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.152.250.13 ( talk) 21:25, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
Most of the examples seem to come from the Family Channel (or it's American equivalent), and from I've seen with my nieces or when really bored, they are not proper. CTody Martin and Bailey Picket for instance, are very similar and are in a relationship. The only competition is from two very similar, smart, friends, not as enemies. Perry the Platypus and Dr. Doofenshmirtz have the relationship of Bond and his villain, if had the same villain every week, enemies. Enemies who know each other well and get along decently, but they only compete against each other directly, not in a fashion that makes either better. 174.112.18.193 ( talk) 03:58, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
"Whovians" cite the relationship between the Doctor and the Master as being "frenemies". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.227.208.93 ( talk) 15:05, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
Instead of deleting this page, it should be replaced with information about the movie "Frenemy" that came out in 2009. There is not much information about this movie that is easy to find, not even on IMDB. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.245.137.79 ( talk) 03:24, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
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The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page has been nominated for speedy deletion:
You can see the reason for deletion at the file description page linked above. — Community Tech bot ( talk) 20:51, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Frenemies (disambiguation) which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. — RMCD bot 06:34, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
can frenemies also be lovers Inothando ( talk) 10:53, 30 April 2023 (UTC)