stranger zone 

An unfortunate state of affairs which occurs when an young lad or lady bemoans being placed in the friend zone, while no actual friendship existed to begin with.

That dude made a play for the bartender he met an hour ago, and she put him in the stranger zone with a vengeance.

stranger zone by Debian4Lyfe July 19, 2014

stranger zone 

A situation wherein you really want to be friends with someone but they don't want to be friends with you.

"Dude, that new rich kid keeps putting me back in the stranger zone every time I try to be nice to him.

stranger zone by dormaomayer June 22, 2016

Stranger-zoned 

When you attempt to be anything more that a stranger and you are shot down.

I knew I was stranger-zoned the moment he said, I don't know if I'd refer to our relationship as friendship...

Stranger-zoned by 0ndre0 January 22, 2023

Strangerzone 

A state even lower than the friendzone. Often introduced to a somehow oblivious incel or femcel when they do something looked down upon, such as attempting to guilt trip someone into sex or a relationship. When someone tells you that you're strangerzoned, it means that they don't want a relationship with you, but they also don't want a friendship with you. Instead, they want to avoid you and treat you as a stranger.

"keep that shit up and before you know it you'll be in the strangerzone :)"

Strangerzone by noodleysoup December 3, 2019