fren

See also: fren'

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɹɛn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Etymology 1

From Middle English frenne, contracted from forrene (“foreign”). See foreign (adjective).

Noun

fren (plural frens)

  1. (obsolete) A stranger.

References
  • fren in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Noun

fren (plural frens or frenz)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of friend.
  2. (Internet slang) A fellow, a friend.
    Antonym: nonfren
  3. (alt-right, Internet slang) A fellow white nationalist or fascist, a comrade on the far right.
    Antonym: nonfren
Usage notes
  • After first gaining popularity online as part of DoggoLingo-style slang, fren came to prominence on sites such as 4chan and the subreddit /r/frenworld as a dog whistle used by far-right white nationalists and fascists to refer to each other. This use is associated with the Apu Apustaja variation of the meme Pepe the Frog. It has been interpreted in this context as standing for “far-right ethno-nationalist” (a backronym).

Anagrams

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin frēnum.

Noun

fren m (plural frens)

  1. brake
  2. bit
  3. restraint, curb, check, bridle

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin frēnum.

Pronunciation
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Noun

fren m (plural frens)

  1. bit, bridle
  2. brake

Scots

Pronunciation

Verb

fren (third-person singular simple present frens, present participle frennin, simple past frennit, past participle frennit)

  1. (poetic) To rage; to be in a state of rage.

Derived terms
  • frenfi (“furious”)
  • frennishin (“state of extreme rage”)
  • frennisinly (“frenziedly”)

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فرن‎, فره‌ن‎ (fren), from French frein.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɾɛn/
  • Hyphenation: fren

Noun

fren (definite accusative freni, plural frenler)

  1. (automotive) brake

Declension
Inflection
Nominative fren
Definite accusative freni
Singular Plural
Nominative fren frenler
Definite accusative freni frenleri
Dative frene frenlere
Locative frende frenlerde
Ablative frenden frenlerden
Genitive frenin frenlerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular frenim frenlerim
2nd singular frenin frenlerin
3rd singular freni frenleri
1st plural frenimiz frenlerimiz
2nd plural freniniz frenleriniz
3rd plural frenleri frenleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular frenimi frenlerimi
2nd singular frenini frenlerini
3rd singular frenini frenlerini
1st plural frenimizi frenlerimizi
2nd plural freninizi frenlerinizi
3rd plural frenlerini frenlerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular frenime frenlerime
2nd singular frenine frenlerine
3rd singular frenine frenlerine
1st plural frenimize frenlerimize
2nd plural freninize frenlerinize
3rd plural frenlerine frenlerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular frenimde frenlerimde
2nd singular freninde frenlerinde
3rd singular freninde frenlerinde
1st plural frenimizde frenlerimizde
2nd plural freninizde frenlerinizde
3rd plural frenlerinde frenlerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular frenimden frenlerimden
2nd singular freninden frenlerinden
3rd singular freninden frenlerinden
1st plural frenimizden frenlerimizden
2nd plural freninizden frenlerinizden
3rd plural frenlerinden frenlerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular frenimin frenlerimin
2nd singular freninin frenlerinin
3rd singular freninin frenlerinin
1st plural frenimizin frenlerimizin
2nd plural freninizin frenlerinizin
3rd plural frenlerinin frenlerinin

Derived terms
  • fren pedalı
  • el freni
  • el frenini çekmek
  • fren yapmak
  • frenleyici
  • frenleme
  • frenlemek
  • havalı fren

References
  • Parlatır, İsmail et al. (1998), “fren”, in Türkçe Sözlük, volume I, 9th edition, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 802b
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