The word originates from the aristocratic Mitford sisters, of literary and social fame.  The American-based author and activist Jessica Mitford who circulated it, stated it was : "  an incredibly useful word…coined by one of my sisters when she was a small child to describe a rather dull little girl who lived near us. My sister and the frenemy played together constantly…all the time disliking each other heartily." History "Frenemy" has appeared in print as early as 1953 in an article titled "Howz about calling the Russians our Frienemies?" by the American gossip columnist Walter Winchell in the Nevada State Journal From the mid-1990s it underwent a massive hike in usage.
History "Frenemy" appeared in print as early as 1953 in an article titled "Howz about calling the Russians our Frienemies?" by the American gossip columnist Walter Winchell in the Nevada State JournalOxford English Dictionary online: URL The American-based author and activist Jessica Mitford claimed in 1977 that the word was coined by one of her sisters : " ... an incredibly useful word…coined by one of my sisters when she was a small child to describe a rather dull little girl who lived near us. My sister and the frenemy played together constantly…all the time disliking each other heartily." From the mid-1990s it underwent a massive increase in usage.
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