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fuck zone en · NOUN

Etymology

From fuck + zone, by analogy with friend zone.

Meanings

  1. (slang, vulgar) The situation where one is treated as a friend but only because of a perceived potential as a romantic partner or sex partner without any romantic attachment.
    • If the friend zone is painful, it seems clear that the fuck zone is at least as bad, leaving women feeling used, manipulated and deceived. 2018 April 10, Madeleine Holden, “Is the ‘Fuck Zone’ Worse Than the ‘Friend Zone’?”, in MEL Magazine:

Forms

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fuckzone alternative lexicographic
fuck zones Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

fuck buddy

fuck zone en · VERB

Etymology

From fuck + zone, by analogy with friend zone.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To classify as a fuck buddy.

Forms

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fuck zoned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fuck zoned Tense=Past lexicographic
fuck zoning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fuck zones Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
fuckzone alternative lexicographic