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friend of mine

friend of mine noun: a personal friend of the speaker/writer who is not a member of the Mafia.

Noun

friend of mine (plural friends of mine)

  1. (US, slang, Mafia) A personal friend of the speaker/writer who is not a member of the Mafia.
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  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see friend, of, mine.

Forms of friend of mine

pluralfriends of mine

Questions about friend of mine

What does friend of mine mean?
Friend of mine means a personal friend of the speaker/writer who is not a member of the Mafia.
What part of speech is friend of mine?
Friend of mine is a noun.
What is the plural of friend of mine?
The plural of friend of mine is friends of mine.

Words near friend of mine in the dictionary

  1. friend of Bill's
  2. friend of Bluey
  3. friend of court
  4. friend of Dorothy
  5. Friend of God
  6. friend of mine
  7. friend of ours
  8. friend of the court
  9. friend price
  10. friend prices
  11. friend request

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