When a straight man calls a gay man who continuously hits on them "dude." This is usually done when the gay man does not respect that the straight man is straight and/or that they are in a relationship. However, it can also be done right at the beginning of any type of interaction between a good-looking straight man and a gay man to establish boundaries.
Guy about to be dude-zoned: "How fitting that your middle initial is D... hee hee hee"
Guy placing them in dudezone: "well yeah dude, my middle name is Darmesh so..."
Guy about to dude-zoned: "Omg! You're going to a party, I'd love to go with you!"
Guy placing them in dude-zone: "yeah dude... I'll let you know where it's at next time me and my girlfriend go."
Guy placing them in dudezone: "well yeah dude, my middle name is Darmesh so..."
Guy about to dude-zoned: "Omg! You're going to a party, I'd love to go with you!"
Guy placing them in dude-zone: "yeah dude... I'll let you know where it's at next time me and my girlfriend go."
by BabaAliDupont September 20, 2023

A contemporary phenomenon that occurs when Dating App conversation is saturated with career talk, becoming difficult to secure a date.
There are similar parallels to the ‘friend-zone’. Any attempt to escalate the match to a date is blocked by the girl saying “I feel that you are more like a colleague”.
There are similar parallels to the ‘friend-zone’. Any attempt to escalate the match to a date is blocked by the girl saying “I feel that you are more like a colleague”.
Hey bro, did you see that hot girl Ranz I been speaking to on Bumble? We have heaps in common with work.
Sounds like Ranz has already colleague-zoned yo ass.
Sounds like Ranz has already colleague-zoned yo ass.
by C U Nxt Tuesday September 20, 2022

by PuncherOfTrees November 4, 2023

When you are working for free in hopes of getting paid in the future, but the client does not value you or your work to pay you, aka take it to the next level.
Chrissy: Ya, I've been doing some work for Tony, if he gets this new big contract, he is going to pay me, but for now, I am just gonna lay low.
Adriana: Chrissy, you have been doing this for 6 months and he hasn't paid you. You're in the White Collar Friend Zone. Even if he gets the contract, he is never going to pay.
Adriana: Chrissy, you have been doing this for 6 months and he hasn't paid you. You're in the White Collar Friend Zone. Even if he gets the contract, he is never going to pay.
by Mike109999 September 1, 2023

by ±—★żallaż★—± August 19, 2022

When you have a friend that is a girl/boy and you like them and it turns out that they like one of your best friends.
(They even mention how much they like the other person and you're there like. -_-
(They even mention how much they like the other person and you're there like. -_-
"I was put in The "Friend-Friend-Zone" when John said how much he did not like me and expressed his love for my best friend Chloe."
by YaYeetFinnaFote May 13, 2018

Meaning that she won't ask u what u doing or ask u who u talking to the only thing she will do is tell u she loves u and can't wait to see u and check on also mean she won't be overprotective and change herself for you and also means tht she will do anything and everything for u
by I'm to crazy for this August 28, 2022
