perpetual friendzone 

When 2 people both like each other, but are too awkward to ask each other out.

They were both too cripplingly shy to ask each other out, but still had feelings for each other, and therefore were stuck in perpetual friendzone

perpetual friendzone by Eternal Lonliness June 23, 2017

Teddy Bear Friendzone 

This version of the friend zone is just what it sounds like, meaning that a girl (Preferably) is friends with a guy to the point where she only cuddles and tell feelings occasionally but never protrudes the question to engage in sexual intercourse or an intense make-out session.

The Strong Majority of females Teddy Bear Friendzone guys because they want to be able to touch something while they talk about their parents than the wall or a blank Tv.

Teddy Bear Friendzone by Grumpy Gril'la November 20, 2017

Double Friendzone

Another term for platonicism.

Oh no... I think I'm in the double friendzone

Double Friendzone by Chains-and-whips-excite-me April 18, 2016

Mercy-Friendzone

Friend zoning someone so that it doesn't hurt the person asking out the guy/girl in the process

"I Mercy-Friendzoned this guy last night because he didn't know what he was getting into with me"

Mercy-Friendzone by Johhnyboy.30-06 September 4, 2016

Sub-friendzone

When you recognize each other as only friends but don't see each other as girlfriend or boyfriend material. However unlike the term "friendzone" is in this case room for sexual attraction to the other.

S: Bruh, you look really hot right now, but don't get your hopes up you are still sub-friendzoned

D: Maybe we should become fuckbuddies then, nah just kidding gurl!

Sub-friendzone by Cochard June 3, 2016

reverse friendzone 

when your love interest friendzones you and in an effort to spark him/her interest, you pretend to friendzone him/her too by acting less interested or by talking about other girls/gals while actually still being in love with that person because you're unable to move on

Bob: "i've heard women are turned on by men who show no interested in them"
Chris: "yeah, I've heard about that too and tried to reverse friendzone my love interest Alice after she friendzoned me by pretending i wasn't interested but it didn't work"

reverse friendzone by selfcuck January 12, 2021

Reverse Friendzone 

When the girl takes the first move and the guy puts her in the friendzone.

The difference between the friendzone and the reverse friendzone is when the guy is in the friendzone it is just the friendzone, but when the girl is in the friendzone. It is the reverse friendzone because it is thought that more boys are put into the friendzone than girls, therefore it is called "the Reverse Friendzone" because it is not stereotypical.
Girls are usually put into this place when a guy is too shy to say yes or when he doesn't want a girlfriend.

Clara: So what happened with you and Jake??

Tiffany: Well, I told him how I felt and he said that he's not ready for a long-term relationship but he also said that we can still be friends.

Clara: Being in the Reverse Friendzone sucks, but unlike the Friendzone, sometimes boys can change their minds...

Reverse Friendzone by Ohioisforlivers December 1, 2024