Definition of FOAF
FOAF 
noun
- acronym for "friend of a friend".
Person A: How do you know Peter?
Person B: He's a FOAF.- See more words with the same meaning: Internet, texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: friend, friends.
Last edited on Nov 09 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
- This term likely originated in anthropology, in reference to things like urban legends, which often "happened to a friend of a friend".
Last edited on Nov 09 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
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| Definitions include: acronym for "do the right thing". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "one of my followers". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "got to go". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "don't even trip", i.e. "Don't worry about it." | |
| Definitions include: "hate". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Read the fucking manual." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "shut the fuck up". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Jesus Fucking Christ". | |
| Definitions include: "can't be arsed". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "on my God, what the fuck." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "off-topic". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "because". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "for what it's worth". | |
| Definitions include: "LOL" with the O replaced with an E. | |
Other terms relating to 'friend, friends': | |
| Definitions include: a female friend. | |
| Definitions include: marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: a female friend. | |
| Definitions include: spelling and pronunciation variant of partner. | |
| Definitions include: inseparable. | |
| Definitions include: a word used to acknowledge a friend. | |
| Definitions include: a friend or associate. | |
| Definitions include: a general insult, usually applied to females. | |
| Definitions include: alternate pronunciation of bro. | |
| Definitions include: a close male friend. | |
| Definitions include: best friend. | |
| Definitions include: a female friend. | |
| Definitions include: a clique of people. | |
| Definitions include: See also the man. | |
| Definitions include: a group of people. | |
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| Definitions include: amphetamine. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat". | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: an unspecified small number. | |
| Definitions include: Playing around | |
| Definitions include: very common. | |
| Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: to collide with a tree. | |
| Definitions include: an ugly face. | |
| Definitions include: a few drinks of alcohol. | |
Other terms relating to 'friend': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "best buddy friend forever". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "best friend(s) forever". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "best friend forever" or "best friends forever". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "best friend(s) for life". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "best friends forever who eat out and go shopping a lot". | |
| Definitions include: Also friends for cut. | |
| Definitions include: to go to the bathroom, to defecate. | |
| Definitions include: to defecate. | |
| Definitions include: on a social networking website, to add someone to one's list of friends. | |
| Definitions include: The feeling of really wanting to befriend a stranger or acquaintance. | |
| Definitions include: friends only for the purpose of having intercourse. | |
| Definitions include: friends who have sex (or other sexual contact) with each other. | |
| Definitions include: close companions whose friendship may contain romantic or sexual interest without an official commitment. | |
| Definitions include: a metaphorical place that two people are in when there is no possibility of romance between them. | |
| Definitions include: alternate spelling of frenemy. | |
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Other terms relating to 'of': | |
| Definitions include: a worthless person. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: A good estimate, term of agreement | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: "not all there". | |
| Definitions include: skittish. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: many. | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: something or someone cherished above all others. | |
| Definitions include: A fictional location used to denote a place that is very remote. | |
| Definitions include: very early in the day. | |
| Definitions include: some location extremely far away. | |
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