hearsemate
/ˈhɜːsˌmeɪt/nounVerified NewA friend one now sees only at funerals.
The first meetings may have been weddings, the middle ones Christmases, and now only funerals, each service a roll call of the surviving. "We must stop meeting like this" is said, and meant.
Etym. — hearse + mate — companionship measured in cortege.
Rel. — friendmortem
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