friend mining

The act of searching through someone's FaceBook Friend list, in the hope of finding more people they can add as their friend.

Question: "I just saw Jane looking through your FaceBook, what do you think she was doing?"

Reply: "Probably friend mining again... loser!"

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Friend of mine

Means you’re a connected guy

“Ok when I introduce you I’m gonna say you’re a friend of mine. That means you’re a connected guy. Now if I says, this is a friend of ours, that would mean you’re a made guy, a capeesh! “ - Al Pacino Donnie Brasco

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it happened to a friend of mine

The phrase that people use when saying a ridiculously embarrassing story about something that happened to to them. To save themselves from total humiliation they say "it happened to a friend of mine".

George: God, I am so embarrassed, I can't believe Stacy found out I was cheating with her.

Bill: Don't worry, at least you didn't cheat on her with what you thought was her sister but turned out to be her fat brother.

George: huh?

Bill: It happened to a friend of mine...

A Friend Of Mine

'A Friend Of Mine' is a secret code phrase for 'Me.' Often used to refer to something embarrassing that they did or happened to them.

Person 0: Tells story
Person 1: How do you know that?
Person 0: It happened to a friend of mine. Who is totally not me! *Leaves*