Meanings
present singular third person outfriends · participle present outfriending · participle past outfriended · past outfriended · alternative out-friend
- transitiveTo befriend or gain more friends than (another)
While Clinton was outspending him 30 to 1, he was outfriending her by 1,000 to 1.
2013, Bob Garfield, Doug Levy, Can't Buy Me Like3 more examples
I suggested that we must scale our values to match a world where millions can “friend,” “unfriend,” and “outfriend” each other with the click of a mouse and gain “followers” in 140 characters or less.
2011, Dov Seidman, How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything - Page xixEver since Frankie unintentionally outfriended her, Cleo had been intent on winning back her status. Lala tried to figure out which couple the sponsors would respond to more. It was nearly impossible to decide between the two.
2012, Lisi Harrison, Monster High: Back and Deader Than EverOn Facebook, I out-friended cult-leaders and I trended worldwide on Twitter, garnering more followers than a miniskirted supermodel on a steep staircase. My Master Plan fitted the double standards of the mainstream media to a tee.
2014, Ray Glickman, Reality
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