Meaning

1 senses

  1. (slang)To view or categorize someone as a brotherly figure, rather than a potential romantic partner.

Origin

From brother + zone, modelled on earlier friend-zone.

From brother + zone, modelled on earlier friend-zone.

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Forms

brother-zones, brother-zoning, brother-zoned, brother-zoned
Base formbrother-zone · to brother-zone
3rd person singularbrother-zones
Present participlebrother-zoning
Past simplebrother-zoned
Past participlebrother-zoned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybrother-zone
he, she, itbrother-zones

Past simpleLesson

all personsbrother-zoned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave brother-zoned
he, she, ithas brother-zoned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill brother-zone

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
brothelbrotherA1brotherhoodB1brotherlybrow
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