Friend Of A friend

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
FOAF
Pronunciation
/frɛnd əv ə frɛnd/
Category
Internet
Related Field
Chat

Examples in Context

  1. Months later I received an email forwarded by a friend from a friend of a friend.
  2. I sold another car to a friend of a friend, who I was sure would pay me even if I had nothing in writing.
  3. So the friend of a friend of A's is, back again, a friend of A's, whereas the friend of a friend of B's is not a friend of B's, but is farther away in the network.
  4. You call your coworker at home who tells you about the friend of a friend that told him about the service.
  5. But she was just a friend of a friend I 'd only met once or twice before, and there wasn't enough chat gravity to merit stopping and chatting.