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FOAF
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// , n. [Usenet; common] Acronym for Friend Of A Friend. The source of an
unverified, possibly untrue story. This term was not originated by hackers
(it is used in Jan Brunvand's books on urban folklore), but is much better
recognized on Usenet and elsewhere than in mainstream English.