friendster
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A friend on the social networking site Friendster.
noun
A user of the social networking site Friendster.
noun
An account on the social networking site Friendster.
Example Sentences
- "Count my Friendsters: 48 with 4 pending."
- "danah boyd, speaking about the social networking site Friendster, shows that users are aware that there is a difference between friends and Friends: “Overheard conversations might include statements such as ‘She’s not my friend, but she’s my Friendster’ and ‘Did you see that Alex is Drew’s Friendster? (boyd 2004)."
- "DON’T MESS WITH ME OR MY 346 FRIENDSTERS / Is Friendster more addictive than crack? Shit, yeah (“Can We Still Be Friendsters?” November)! […] Todd Dalton […] “I’d love to give Dave Matthews a makeover to look like a goth singer circa 1983. Only then would I accept him as my Friendster.” Audrey Levy"
- "Uma Thurman hugs me good-bye, and we agree to become Friendsters."
- "Do you want to be my Friendster?"
- "But once I’d clicked the acceptance button—and found out it was not Hippie but our other, Virginia connection that inspired Posse Pal’s overture—I found myself wondering whether I might find Poster Boy among his Friendsters. […] But when I responded by asking about those mission trips I’d heard about—and mentioning my own excursion to India—Poster Boy fell silent, though he added me to his Friendsters."
Etymology
From friend + -ster.