Lord of the Friendzone 

Someone who is so obviously in the friend zone that they make jokes about being the friend zone to the person who put them in friendzone

Joseph Walker is the Lord of the Friendzone

Lord of the Friendzone by Lordbigman October 8, 2019

Reverse Friendzone 

When a guy doesn't want to complicate the relationship with sex, and places the female (or male, that's cool too...) in the forlorn friendzone. Basically this shit almost never happens

"I put her in the Reverse Friendzone. She wanted to have sex, but I had to put my foot down."

Reverse Friendzone by goldbond69 March 4, 2015

Original Friendzone 

A play on the Christian term Original Sin, this refers to the first friendzone. This was in 1540 when King Henry VIII was advised by Sir Thomas Cromwell to marry the Protestant Anne of Cleeves. Henry was displeased with Anne, and although the two married, the marriage was annulled in the same year. Following the annulment, Henry referred to Anne as "beloved sister of the King", which in the modern day roughly translates to "I love you, but more like a sister", a classic line in the world of friendzoning where one is unwilling to let the other down too harshly and thus says they do love them but more like a sibling rather than romantic partner. This term can be used by anyone, regardless of gender.

"I'm being friend zoned so hard. It's worse than the original friendzone."

Original Friendzone by Hana26 August 18, 2017

Voluntary Friendzone 

Putting yourself in the friend zone before you make an ass out of yourself

Guy: So Bob, have you made a move on Jessica yet?
Guy #2: Nope I put myself in the voluntary friendzone

Voluntary Friendzone by SpicyBlackKid April 19, 2018

Beyond FriendZone 

Is the state of beyond friendzone, basically you are still a friend but you’re so deep in you call it the beyond zone. There is no physical or mental way of getting out of it . That’s what it’s beyond!

Hey Alex I heard Krissy put you on the “beyond friendzone.

Beyond FriendZone by Azodd August 3, 2019

Philadelphia Friendzone 

Philadelphia is known as the city of brotherly love. The Philadelphia Friendzone is when you're romantically attracted to your friend but they see you more as a sibling than a possible romantic interest.

I got put in the Philadelphia Friendzone today, man.
That's harsh man. You guys grew up together and everything.

Philadelphia Friendzone by Kekistani_chieftain October 29, 2021

The Friendzone 

The Friendzone is a space known by nice guys and incels as a term they often use when rejected by the uninterested party (often a woman). Sometimes the uninterested party is scared of other. The uninterested party often uses the term let's be friends to signal that they are uncomfortable around the party trying to get with them.

Nice guys and incels often use this term when they are upset at the uninterested party for "not giving them a chance"

Nice guy: Date me! Now!
Woman: Err, sorry, lets just be friends
Nice guy, later: How dare she put me into the friendzone! Don't she know how good of a person I am!? Of course she's going to go for the guy that abuses her!

The Friendzone by Cash Rabbit March 21, 2020