the.com/frenemy
someone you'd take a bullet for, ideally one you fired yourself.
word birthCoined in 1953 by columnist Walter Winchell
brain truthAmbivalent ties stress us more than pure enemies
animal versionCleaner fish nip the hosts they pretend to serve
oxford statusOfficially added to the dictionary in 2008
power moveKeep friends close, frenemies on speakerphone