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When a girl likes you as a friend so much you become a dad to her. No one's as close to a girl as her dad. The consequence is that no girl wants to hook up for her dad.
John looks a little older than the average college student, so all his friends call him "Dad." Because of this, all of the girls call John "Dad" as well, and see him as a father figure to the friend group. John has in effect been Dad Zoned.
Dad Zoned by tribefan247 January 25, 2016
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dad-zoned 

1. A social tool used by a younger female to ward off a romantic advancement of an older non-related(by blood) male due to he having too much similarity in character and nature with the said female's biological father.

2. A variant of friend-zoned

3. Dad-zoned is not to be confused with the sugar daddy variant
Nemrac didn't like being hit on by Jason therefore she had to dad-zone him. Jason was dad-zoned.
dad-zoned by PandaExpress lover June 10, 2018
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the dad zone

A zone a level below the friend zone in which a girl looks at you as a parent because of how nice you are to her and how much you support and protect her. Zero sexual contact with the occasional awkward hug
Joe, your such a good friend, your just like a father to me..... WELCOME TO THE DAD ZONE
the dad zone by Joeshmoe169 September 28, 2013

Dadzoned 

When your dad just isn't that into you. Generally applied to the sister of one who has caught their dad's eye.
Friend 1: Did you hear about Tiffany?
Friend 2: No, what happened?
Friend 1: Her dad said he'd date her sister if she wasn't his daughter. Didn't say anything about Tiff though.
Friend 2: Oof, dadzoned!
Dadzoned by hopefullyclever October 22, 2020
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