Usually used when one is masking a crush they have on their friend. Though the word is platonic, it will instantly be romantic when repeated. The person saying this are not trying to convince someone else they’re friends, they are trying to convince themselves that they don’t like someone.
Person A: “I thought we were friends?”

Person B: “We ARE friends. We’re friends.”

Person A: “that’s what I just said, you can’t just repeat me?“

Person B: “it’s actually because I like you and I have some extreme eternalized trauma that I should get checked out.”

Person A: “Ah, the repetition of the word "friends"“
by Jay_____________ October 23, 2022
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