friend-zonee
Friend-zonee is internet slang for a person who has been friend-zoned — placed by a romantic interest into the 'friend zone,' a social position where romantic or sexual interest is not reciprocated and the relationship is constrained to friendship.
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Friend-zonee is internet slang for a person who has been friend-zoned — placed by a romantic interest into the 'friend zone,' a social position where romantic or sexual interest is not reciprocated and the relationship is constrained to friendship. The '-ee' suffix denotes the recipient of an action (cf. 'employee,' 'trainee'), marking the friend-zonee as the passive recipient of the friend-zoning. The term is used in online dating and relationship discussions, typically with some self-pity or humour.
He'd been a friend-zonee so many times that his friends had stopped offering dating advice.
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(slang) One who is friend-zoned.
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