[ SOCIAL GRAPH ][ ATTENTION ECONOMY ]
The act of removing an established mutual friend connection on a social platform, ending a symmetrical relationship rather than just a one-directional follow, the word spreading widely enough to become recognized everyday English vocabulary.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"He unfriended his entire ex's family after the breakup."
LORE & ORIGIN
Standard Facebook-era social-network vocabulary from the mid-2000s onward, becoming widely enough used to be added to major English dictionaries as a recognized standalone verb by the early 2010s.
FIRST SEEN
2005
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Facebook Era Canon)
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
Related To:DefriendFriend Request
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+1 AURA
TREND STATUS
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[ SOCIAL GRAPH ][ ATTENTION ECONOMY ]
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DOCUMENTED SINCE
2005
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