First Known Use: circa 1809
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man Friday
noun
Definition of MAN FRIDAY
: an efficient and devoted aide or employee : a right-hand man
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Origin of MAN FRIDAY
Friday, servant in Robinson Crusoe (1719), novel by Daniel Defoe
Rhymes with MAN FRIDAY
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