fuck zone

English

Alternative forms

• fuckzone

Etymology

From fuck +‎ zone, by analogy with friend zone.

Noun

fuck zone (plural fuck zones)

1. (vulgar, slang) The situation where one is viewed by a potential partner as a sex partner without any romantic attachment.
   • 2018 October 4, Madeleine Holden, “Is the ‘Fuck Zone’ Worse Than the ‘Friend Zone’?”, in MEL Magazine‎^[1]:

     If the friend zone is painful, it seems clear that the fuck zone is at least as bad, leaving women feeling used, manipulated and deceived.

See also

• fuck buddy

Verb

fuck zone (third-person singular simple present fuck zones, present participle fuck zoning, simple past and past participle fuck zoned)

1. (transitive) To classify as a fuck buddy.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English fuck zone.

Noun

fuck zone f (plural fucks zones)

1. Alternative spelling of fuckzone
   • 2019 May 9, Pauline Machado, “Pourquoi la fuck zone est bien plus laide que la friend zone”, in Terra Femina‎^[2]:

     Car dans la fuck zone, il y a la notion de vouloir arriver à ses fins par tous les moyens.

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