Definitions

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  • noun One who is not a friend.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ friend

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Examples

  • But Facebook has offered only a binary choice for your relationships with others: friend or nonfriend.

    The Facebook Effect David Kirkpatrick 2010

  • One apparent quirk of the Ticker is that when a friend interacts with a nonfriend say, likes the status update of someone you're not friends with, clicking on that activity will show the original post.

    CNN.com 2011

  • In this era of "media convergence" - when GPS and wireless devices are colluding to make one's offline location known in the virtual world - friendship pages allow you to see an event your nonfriend has RSVP'd to or a plan he or she made with your mutual pal.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

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