friendiversary

American  

[fren-duh-vur-suh-ree] / ˌfrɛn dəˈvɜr sə ri /

Or friendaversary

noun

Informal.

plural

friendiversaries

1. the yearly recurrence of the date that two or more people first became friends.

   Next Thursday is our third friendiversary!

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Usage

What does friendiversary mean? A friendiversary is the anniversary of when two or more people became friends. An anniversary is the celebration of a certain date every year. It is most commonly applied to romantic relationships to mark the date on which two people got married or started dating. A friendiversary is basically the same thing as an anniversary, except that it’s for friends instead of a romantic couple. It is sometimes spelled friendaversary. Example: I just got a notification that our friendiversary is next week! We need to make plans!

Etymology

Origin of friendiversary

First recorded in 2000–05; friend ( def. ) + (ann)iversary ( def. )

Example Sentences

The following day was my friendiversary with my bestie, Jose.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026