also: まえカレ
noun
ex-boyfriend; former boyfriend
Colloquial term for a former boyfriend, similar to 元彼 (もとかれ). Used in casual conversation.
See also: 元彼
前彼とはまだ友達だよ。
I'm still friends with my ex-boyfriend.
前彼の話はもうやめよう。
Let's stop talking about my ex-boyfriend.
元彼 is a more standard and slightly less colloquial term for 'ex-boyfriend'. 前彼 is more casual and often used in spoken language.
Compound of 前 (まえ, 'former') and 彼 (かれ, 'boyfriend'). The reading まえかれ follows standard kun'yomi. The variant 前カレ uses katakana for the second part, a common casual spelling pattern.