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bro-zone

bro-zone verb: to treat as a brother, as opposed to as a romantic interest.

Verb

bro-zone (third-person singular simple present bro-zones, present participle bro-zoning, simple past and past participle bro-zoned)

  1. (slang) To treat as a brother, as opposed to as a romantic interest.
    • Shaina Magdayao was at a loss for words when she was asked if she really “bro-zoned” Sam Milby, who was romantically linked to her back in 2013.2015 October 27, “Shaina asked: Did you ‘bro-zone’ Sam Milby?”, in SunStar
    • While Sunday has spoiled the girls’ plans to bro-zone the guys, the male junta on campus couldn’t be happier.2018 August 26, Mahir Amir, “Thank God it’s Sunday! Du boys ditch Rakhi scare”, in HT City

Forms of bro-zone

third-person singular presentbro-zones
present participlebro-zoning
past participlebro-zoned
pastbro-zoned

Questions about bro-zone

What does bro-zone mean?
Bro-zone means to treat as a brother, as opposed to as a romantic interest.
What part of speech is bro-zone?
Bro-zone is a verb.
What is the past tense of bro-zone?
The past tense of bro-zone is bro-zoned.

Words near bro-zone in the dictionary

  1. bro-hugs
  2. bro-speak
  3. bro-tini
  4. bro-tinis
  5. bro-y
  6. bro-zone
  7. bro-zoned
  8. bro-zones
  9. bro-zoning
  10. bro.
  11. broa

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