(slang, transitive) To view or categorize someone as a brotherly figure, rather than a potential romantic partner.
(slang, transitive) To view or categorize someone as a brotherly figure, rather than a potential romantic partner.
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(slang) To treat as a brother, as opposed to as a romantic interest.
(slang) A person who friend zones somebody.
Slang for a person who places someone they are romantically pursued by firmly in the 'friend zone' — offering friendship but declining romantic involvement. The word carries the perspective of the person being rejected and often implies frustration. It has a pronounced internet-culture flavour from the early 2000s onwards.
To classify (someone) as a friend, without any possibility of a romantic relationship.
(slang) One who is friend-zoned.