friend zone
The situation in which one is viewed by a potential partner as a platonic friend,…The situation in which one is viewed by a potential partner as a platonic friend, which complicates the initiation of a romantic relationship.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)The situation in which one is viewed by a potential partner as a platonic friend, which complicates the initiation of a romantic relationship.
Friendzone
френдзо́наfrendzóna, зо́на дру́жбыzóna drúžby
френдзо́наfrendzóna
Translations
8 languagesOrigin
Popularized in a 1994 episode of the American sitcom Friends.Popularized in a 1994 episode of the American sitcom Friends.
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Forms
plural: friend zonesWord family
1 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.