Meanings
nounFriedman unit (plural Friedman units)
plural Friedman units
- humorousinformalneologismA period of six months
Origin
From Thomas Friedman's repeated use of the phrase "the next six months" as the time period when the outcome of the Iraq war will be resolved.
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APA
Friedman unit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friedman%20unit
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“Friedman unit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friedman%20unit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Friedman unit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friedman%20unit.
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