Friendskip
The phenomenon of mutual friends meeting based on their friendship to the original "connector" friend, and then over time the two new friends developing a friendship not dependent on the original friend, and can be both seen as positive or exclusionary, depending on context.
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Origin
The exact origin of friendskip is disputed. The word plays on the Old English suffix -sciepe — the same root behind friendship — reframed as "skip," suggesting something bypassed rather than broken. It belongs to a wave of internet-era neologisms coined to name unspoken emotional experiences, circulating in online communities during the 2010s, though no single author has been reliably credited with the coinage.
Updated February 22, 2026