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backfriend n (British, dialectal)

A friend who supports someone; a person who has someone's back; a backer, a supporter. Synonym of hangnail (“a loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail”) (obsolete) A person who pretends to be someone's friend; a false friend, a secret enemy.

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