What's on your mug?

Quite simply, a traitor who seems to be your friend when things are going well in your life, but will ditch you the second things start to look bad. Fair-weather friends are often very selfish with sociopathic elements in their personalities, and are usually on the prowl for a poor tool to take advantage of. He/she won't miss an opportunity to use someone to get something. Watch yourself, or you could be the next victim!

Once William lost his job and his house, like a fair-weather friend, Paul was quick to ditch him and look for someone else to mooch from.

By Nimrod_Nineveh

a friend who only sticks by you when things are going well.

"Steve don't call me since the accident, hes a fair weather friend"

By Anonymous

A friend who doesn't help in times of difficulty. Likely nautical in nature, referring to the fact that when weather is good nearly anyone can help on a ship.

When Tom refused to help me move after my divorce I realized that he was a fair-weather friend.

By Jason Warren

A person that is a brilliant friend while things are going well, but when the gong gets tough, the person ups and leaves.

when I was rich, Chris was such a great friend. But when I screwed up and lost everything, I never heard from him again. Chris is such a fair-weather friend.

By Anon.

Usually a good friend to begin with that eventually takes advantage of a true friend and does not maintain the SAME loyalty and respect. Without an explation why, a fair weather friend may abandon a friendship altogether for superficial reasons or changes in moral beliefs without a care for nurturing fair dicussion. The exception is when that person needs something, they know they can still count on an "all weather friend"

Since she's a fair-weather FRIEND, I guess that means I'm still her friend in all weather until I consider her not a friend any longer.

By Sean Curto