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  • noun Plural form of penfriend.

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Examples

  • I used to have stacks of penfriends when I was younger, Monique who lived in Montbard in France, Christine from Ripon in the UK and one in India who lived on Chandni Chowk Street in Delhi and, shame on me, I can't even remember her name now, but how I wish I'd kept her letters.

    As Good as a Yarn With You 2008

  • I used to have stacks of penfriends when I was younger, Monique who lived in Montbard in France, Christine from Ripon in the UK and one in India who lived on Chandni Chowk Street in Delhi and, shame on me, I can't even remember her name now, but how I wish I'd kept her letters.

    As Good as a Yarn With You 2008

  • I used to have stacks of penfriends when I was younger, Monique who lived in Montbard in France, Christine from Ripon in the UK and one in India who lived on Chandni Chowk Street in Delhi and, shame on me, I can't even remember her name now, but how I wish I'd kept her letters.

    47 entries from February 2008 2008

  • 'You see,' said the English teacher, 'two Swedish girls have written to the school asking for penfriends in England.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Brian Clegg 2009

  • In my late teens, taken by the idea of meeting all my internet penfriends, I formed a 'watertight' plan to spend the summer criss-crossing America by bus meeting my glamourous new acquaintances.

    Tales From The Big Dog 2007

  • In my late teens, taken by the idea of meeting all my internet penfriends, I formed a 'watertight' plan to spend the summer criss-crossing America by bus meeting my glamourous new acquaintances.

    Tales From The Big Dog 2007

  • In my late teens, taken by the idea of meeting all my internet penfriends, I formed a 'watertight' plan to spend the summer criss-crossing America by bus meeting my glamourous new acquaintances.

    42 entries from July 2007 2007

  • We travelled around together and when I returned to New Zealand, we were penfriends for a few years, then gradually fell out of touch.

    Where are they now? StyleyGeek 2007

  • We travelled around together and when I returned to New Zealand, we were penfriends for a few years, then gradually fell out of touch.

    Archive 2007-02-01 StyleyGeek 2007

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