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roommates 

roommates: noun.

Group of people living together in an apartment or house, but not necessarily sharing one room or bedroom.
Usually denotes platonic relationships, although hooking up sometimes happens.
Commonly occurs in big cities & on college campuses.
The American equivalent of flatmates in the UK.
The roommates split the rent and argued about everything else.
roommates by KinOhio September 19, 2006
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And they were roommates 

Originally a line from a Vine.

It now usually refers to straight people ignorantly misinterpreting gay/lesbian situations.
Person1: I saw a picture of Jim and John holding each other lovingly on Facebook, they must be good friends.

Person2: “and they were roommates”

and they were roommates 

is an iconic vine and it should be known world wide
*Girl walking down the street on her phone*: and they were roommates
guy: omg they were roommates

San Francisco roommates 

A gay couple, though not necessarily located in San Francisco.
No, we are not in fact San Francisco roommates.

The Roommates 

"The Roommates": The grandparents (or parents) of a male that constantly braggs about his sex life who moves back in with his Grandparents (or Parents) and they have more sex than he does. This generally occurs after the male moves out of his Grandparents (or parent) house, lives with his friends, and later returns to live with his grandparents (or parents). The parents or grandparents are then considered "The Roommates".
Preach: why do you look so tired Ears?

Ears: because i was up all night to the sound of "The Roommates"!
The Roommates by The Preacher 478 February 3, 2010

omg they were roommates 

A vine of girl on the phone walking down the street "and they were roommates"
the guy saying "omg they were roomats"
the girl; "And they were roommates"
the guy sitting on the stairs by his door "omg they were roommates"

super-roommates 

If two men can’t legally become married, they can just label themselves “super-roommates”.
super-roommates by rpgamm December 3, 2020
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