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friend zoned

friend zoned is the simple past and past participle of friend zone.

Meaning of friend zone

Verb

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

  1. (slang, transitive) To classify (someone) as a friend, without any possibility of a romantic relationship.
    • The bloke tries to get her attention back, but I've friendzoned him. Poor guy. I do feel bad for the ones who have to try so hard.2015, Wendy Higgins, chapter 1, in Sweet Temptation, HarperCollins, →ISBN

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Questions about friend zoned

What is friend zoned the simple past and past participle of?
Friend zoned is the simple past and past participle of friend zone.

Words near friend zoned in the dictionary

  1. friend requested
  2. friend requesting
  3. friend requests
  4. friend with benefits
  5. friend zone
  6. friend zoned
  7. friend zonee
  8. friend zonees
  9. friend zones
  10. friend zoning
  11. friend-boy

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