The phrase given to the special zone an ex is placed in reference to the fact that she ain't having sex with him anymore but still wants him to come over to help when she need a man to do the job.
Ex boyfriend..:: "Hey man I'm gonna go help my ex with her heater."
Good friend...: ".Bro.... you gonna leave early to go help your ex. She did you wrong man. "
Ex boyfriend...:"I know. But she says I hold a special place in her heart. So maybe there is still a chance"
Good friend...:"no homie.... you have been heart zoned. There is no going back and getting the pudenda after that. !!"
..:
Good friend...: ".Bro.... you gonna leave early to go help your ex. She did you wrong man. "
Ex boyfriend...:"I know. But she says I hold a special place in her heart. So maybe there is still a chance"
Good friend...:"no homie.... you have been heart zoned. There is no going back and getting the pudenda after that. !!"
..:
by P.Marthafocker January 20, 2025

When liquor distributors *cough Juleigh, get raging mad and verbally abusive to anyone illegally parked in a freight zone.
by Nacho_mal December 28, 2017

(in basketball, football, and hockey) a specific area of the court, field, or rink, especially one to be defended by a particular player.
"The quarterback quickly scanned the defense, looking for an open receiver as he searched for an opportunity to complete a pass in the opposing team's zone."
by Arminkshipper June 18, 2025

by Jpulli32 October 11, 2019

Omar: I have feelings for you Isobel.
Isobel: I have always thought of you more as a twin.
Omar has now been twin-zoned.
Isobel: I have always thought of you more as a twin.
Omar has now been twin-zoned.
by Turkey Dinosaur June 1, 2018

When a man attempts to get a girlfriend (or boyfriend) by first being their friend, then hoping to transition that to being their boyfriend. After they've been their friend for a while with no sexual tension being built up, he asks her out, with her saying something along the lines of "I don't think of you that way and I don't want to jeopardize what we have."
The people who've experienced this are almost-exclusively men who don't have many social skills, especially with romance. Many of them have had few (if any) sexual partners, very little self-esteem, not much confidence, a lot of anxiety, and possibly some minor depression (if not severe), which is WHY they have so few social skills.
It's only made worse by the fact that a LOT of women who say "a guy said I friend-zoned him" don't really try to HELP him. Saying you're not interested is one thing, but GENUINELY trying to understand why he's so hurt by that and figuring out ways to help him get a girlfriend is another.
The unspoken aspect of this is that this usually occurs when a modest-looking man tries to attract a more-attractive woman using their personality, since they wouldn't be able to if they just used their looks.
To be fair, women DO put higher importance on personality than men do, and it usually DOES overpower looks in importance, so there's nothing wrong with a guy trying to get a more-attractive woman using his personality, but application of that is very complex.
The people who've experienced this are almost-exclusively men who don't have many social skills, especially with romance. Many of them have had few (if any) sexual partners, very little self-esteem, not much confidence, a lot of anxiety, and possibly some minor depression (if not severe), which is WHY they have so few social skills.
It's only made worse by the fact that a LOT of women who say "a guy said I friend-zoned him" don't really try to HELP him. Saying you're not interested is one thing, but GENUINELY trying to understand why he's so hurt by that and figuring out ways to help him get a girlfriend is another.
The unspoken aspect of this is that this usually occurs when a modest-looking man tries to attract a more-attractive woman using their personality, since they wouldn't be able to if they just used their looks.
To be fair, women DO put higher importance on personality than men do, and it usually DOES overpower looks in importance, so there's nothing wrong with a guy trying to get a more-attractive woman using his personality, but application of that is very complex.
Joshua: "Is that *band shirt/book/food/anything like that*? *Band/book/food/whatever's being referenced* is amazing! I love *band/book/food/etc.*!"
Emmi: "I know, right? You're the first person I've seen get so animated about it!"
***Joshua hasn't said anything that would make Emmi think he finds her attractive-- like being specific about something he likes about her face or body or saying how cute she is in a clever way, or even saying outright that she's sexy-- and hasn't for months.***
Joshua: "So, Ems... I know you've been talking a lot about how lonely you've been over the last few months and how bored you are on the weekends now cuz' you've got nothing to do, so would you like to go on a date with me this Saturday?"
Emmi: "Oooh... Wow... Josh, look, I love you and your one of my besties, and I mean we have so much in common, but I just... I really don't think I can do that. I'm sorry. I don't think that would be a good idea."
Joshua: "... Did you just fucking friend zone me?"
Emmi: "I know, right? You're the first person I've seen get so animated about it!"
***Joshua hasn't said anything that would make Emmi think he finds her attractive-- like being specific about something he likes about her face or body or saying how cute she is in a clever way, or even saying outright that she's sexy-- and hasn't for months.***
Joshua: "So, Ems... I know you've been talking a lot about how lonely you've been over the last few months and how bored you are on the weekends now cuz' you've got nothing to do, so would you like to go on a date with me this Saturday?"
Emmi: "Oooh... Wow... Josh, look, I love you and your one of my besties, and I mean we have so much in common, but I just... I really don't think I can do that. I'm sorry. I don't think that would be a good idea."
Joshua: "... Did you just fucking friend zone me?"
by 681681 August 19, 2017

A pleasure point for a man that normally is located in or around a garage, where he can collect, admire, maintain, and store man toys and power tools, and keep his favorite cold beverage.
My garagenous zone has been enlarged by a new jet ski. Honey, I'll be in the garagenous zone! Get me another brewski from the garagenous zone.
by Curtis Rock May 28, 2008
