Before revision: by the American gossip columnist Walter Winchell in the Nevada State Journal.Oxford English Dictionary online: URL The American-based author and activist Jessica Mitfordclaimed in 1977 spelling "frenemy" was used in the newspaper article "The Best of Frenemies" by Jessica Mitford, published in 1977.
After revision: by the American gossip columnist Walter Winchell in the Nevada State Journal.Oxford English Dictionary online: URL The spelling "frenemy" was used in the newspaper article "The Best of Frenemies" by Jessica Mitford, published in 1977.