What is Mercy Friend?
1.
Loser with whom you're friendly only because it is the charitable thing to do. Not a real friend. Secretly wish you weren't. In contrast to you, more brutal and decisive people don't have them on principle. Can be a significant risk for embarassment; the relationship is often secretive. Often, a Mercy Friend will be a
synonym: Charity Case
coined 1978 by Jaime regarding John H.
A: Why you hanging out with that dweeb John?
B: He's just a Mercy Friend.
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