Definder - what does the word mean?

What is token friend?

A white (Caucasian) person in an all POC friend group. It’s just 1 white person and the rest are POC.

Token white friends are generally used for privileges and to make it seem like the POC “friends” aren’t individually racist towards white people. They won’t let their token white friend sit by them at lunch, and ignore them in lunch, or will ask for homework to be done, sometimes money. You also won’t be invited to hang out, go to parties, etc.

The majority in a POC group (majority as in POC) will try to manipulate and take advantage of token white friend, just for privileges.

Other ones:
Black token friend
Asian token friend

Token white friend: “Why wasn’t I invited to your party…?”
POC friend: “Uhhh… I forgot..?”

Token white friend: “Ok! I’ll remind you next time. Can we have lunch togethe-“
POC friend: “No, sorry, my table will be full.”
*POC friend walks off*
Token white friend: *devious laugh* you fool.

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token friend - video


Token friend - what is it?

Most non-atheist people have at least two of these. They like to go to parties and lame it out by talking about religion and politics the whole time. They're the kind of people who make you feel uncomfortable by bringing up their 'radical' beliefs every opportunity that they get and reply to your facebook posts with studiously atheist comments. These kind of people thrive on collage campuses where they come off as much smarted than they actually are with cheap, uneducated remarks about the existence of god.

"I don't believe in child leashes"

"You know what I don't believe in? God."

"You're such a Token atheist friend... go away. nobody likes you except your religious studies professor."

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What does "token friend" mean?

A way of "supporting the current thing" by having that dude from Ukraine around during early days of WWIII

Austin: I had my Token Ukrainian Friend before it was mainstream

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Token friend - what does it mean?

The only or one of the only straight-cis people in an LGBTQ friend group.

Oh yea, John is the token straight friend of the book club.

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Token friend - meaning

In reference to the only african american in a group of friends.
similar phrases
token white friend
token asian friend
..you get the point

(Brad) Hi Stephani
(Stephani) Hello Brad whose this?
(Brad) oh Im sorry this is my buddy DeShawn
(Deshawn) Whatsup girl!

....DeShawn is the token black friend

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Token friend - definition

In reference to the only asian american in a group of friends.

similar phrases

token white friend

token black friend

..you get the point

White Person-Yeah we're not racist, we hangout with Asians.

Token Asian Friend- The one friend everybody hangsout with so they don't seem racist.

*has one asian friend.

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Token friend - slang

That one guy in the group of gays who’s straight

Guy: Yooo bro wanna come with us to the club

Guy2: Nah it’ll just be y’all hitting on guys

Guy: Token straight friend of the group strikes again

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Token friend

The only POC friend in a group of Caucasian people.

Oh, her over there? Yea, she’s such a Token Friend.

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