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Colleague-zoned 

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”.
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.
Colleague-zoned by C U Nxt Tuesday September 20, 2022
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Colleague-zoned 

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”.
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.
Colleague-zoned by C U Nxt Tuesday September 20, 2022

Colleague-zoned 

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 ‘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.
Colleague-zoned by King Dragger September 20, 2022

Colleague Zone 

Similar to the Friend Zone, except in a platonic work environment .

That person you talk to in the office but have no aspirations to be friends with outside of work hours.

To clarify this is one step below the Friend Zone
In the office at closing time on a Friday

Fred: So what are you doing this weekend?
Jane: ah, you know just meeting up with my friends and doing other cool stuff with my friends.. so ya I will see you on Monday.. at work.

Jane has Colleague Zoned Fred
Colleague Zone by Daimaga March 20, 2016
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