solsticefriend
/ˈsɒlstɪsˌfrɛnd/nounVerified NewA friend who reliably reappears twice a year, usually at holidays, and is otherwise absent without strain.
The message arrives on 24 December and 15 July, warm and entirely predictable. Neither party considers the friendship broken.
Etym. — solstice + friend — contact that obeys a calendar the way the sun does.
Rel. — stormfriend
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