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See also: friendzone and friend-zone
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Popularized by a 1994 episode of the American sitcom Friends.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
friend zone (plural friend zones)
- (slang) The situation in which one is viewed by a potential partner as a platonic friend, which complicates the initiation of a romantic relationship.
- 1996, Chris Rock: Bring the Pain, Chris Rock (actor):
- Every platonic friend I got is some woman I was tryin' to fuck, I made a wrong turn somewhere, and ended up in the friend zone.
- 2005, Terry Dennis, The Manual:
- Once in a while, you will find yourself stuck in the friend zone. Don't panic, you are not alone.
- 2007, Helen Salter, Does Snogging Count as Exercise?:
- “Stuck in the Friend Zone,” said Sasha wisely, although I don't think she's dipped a toe in the Friend Zone in her life.
Coordinate terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Italian: friendzone
Translations[edit]
situation
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Verb[edit]
friend zone (third-person singular simple present friend zones, present participle friend zoning, simple past and past participle friend zoned)
- (slang, transitive) To classify as a friend, without any possibility of a romantic relationship.
- 2015, Wendy Higgins, chapter 1, in Sweet Temptation, HarperCollins, →ISBN:
- The bloke tries to get her attention back, but I've friendzoned him. Poor guy. I do feel bad for the ones who have to try so hard.
- 2019, Ira Trivedi, Sachin Bhatia, chapter 1, in The Desi Guide to Dating, Harper Collins, →ISBN:
- While being friendzoned is not a problem, what can be a problem is if it's not clear to both people that ONLY friendship and nothing more is on offer.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Italian: friendzonare
Translations[edit]
to classify as a friend with no possibility of a romantic relationship
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani (1994 November), “The One with the Blackout”, in Friends, season 1, episode 7 (television production): “It's never gonna happen. […] Because you waited too long to make your move, and now you're in the friend zone.”
Further reading[edit]
- friend zone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English friend zone.
Noun[edit]
friend zone f (invariable)
- Alternative spelling of friendzone
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