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addaword.gifdefinition of de-friend

verb
to delete a person as your friend from your Facebook site or your Twitter list
I had to de-friend Pete as he just kept cluttering up my wall.
Submitted by: Anon from Bolivia on 27/07/2009 16:19:00
Definition of de-friend from the Open Dictionary – a public resource hosted by Macmillan English Dictionary Online

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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