friend zone

== English == === Alternative forms === friendzone, friend-zone === Etymology === Popularized in a 1994 episode of the American sitcom Friends. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɹɛnd zəʊn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɹɛnd zoʊn/ === Noun === friend zone (plural friend zones) (slang) The situation in which one is viewed by a potential partner as a platonic friend, which complicates the initiation of a romantic relationship. ==== Coordinate terms ==== romance zone ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: friendzone ==== Translations ==== === Verb === friend zone (third-person singular simple present friend zones, present participle friend zoning, simple past and past participle friend zoned) (slang, transitive) To classify (someone) as a friend, without any possibility of a romantic relationship. ==== Derived terms ==== friendzoner ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: friendzonare ==== Translations ==== === See also === just friends LJBF nice guy syndrome === References === === Further reading === friend zone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English friend zone. === Noun === friend zone f (plural friends zones) alternative spelling of friendzone == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English friend zone. === Noun === friend zone f (invariable) alternative spelling of friendzone