"LJBF" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈlɪd͡ʒ.bɪf/ [US] Forms: LJBFs [present, singular, third-person], LJBFing [participle, present], LJBFed [participle, past], LJBFed [past]
Etymology: Initialism of let's just be friends, as opposed to being lovers. Head templates: {{en-verb}} LJBF (third-person singular simple present LJBFs, present participle LJBFing, simple past and past participle LJBFed)
  1. (slang, transitive, derogatory) To ask (somebody) to remain a platonic friend; to turn down the offer of a romantic or sexual relationship. Tags: derogatory, slang, transitive Related terms: friend zone
    Sense id: en-LJBF-en-verb-zbDhzjgm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "LJBFing",
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    },
    {
      "form": "LJBFed",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "LJBFed",
      "tags": [
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    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I just got LJBFed.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To ask (somebody) to remain a platonic friend; to turn down the offer of a romantic or sexual relationship."
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "platonic",
          "platonic"
        ],
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ],
        [
          "romantic",
          "romantic"
        ],
        [
          "sexual",
          "sexual"
        ],
        [
          "relationship",
          "relationship"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, transitive, derogatory) To ask (somebody) to remain a platonic friend; to turn down the offer of a romantic or sexual relationship."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "friend zone"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "slang",
        "transitive"
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɪd͡ʒ.bɪf/",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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}
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  "etymology_text": "Initialism of let's just be friends, as opposed to being lovers.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "LJBFs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "LJBFing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "LJBFed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "LJBFed",
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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        "English lemmas",
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        "English verbs",
        "English words without vowels",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "To ask (somebody) to remain a platonic friend; to turn down the offer of a romantic or sexual relationship."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "platonic",
          "platonic"
        ],
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ],
        [
          "romantic",
          "romantic"
        ],
        [
          "sexual",
          "sexual"
        ],
        [
          "relationship",
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        ]
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        "(slang, transitive, derogatory) To ask (somebody) to remain a platonic friend; to turn down the offer of a romantic or sexual relationship."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "slang",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɪd͡ʒ.bɪf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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