"asking for a friend" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2015, Belle Payton, Even the Score, page 70",
          "text": "“Oh, please, like we'd ever believe that whole 'I'm asking for a friend' routine.”",
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          "ref": "2016 October 9, “Celebrities React to Presidential Town Hall Debate 2016”, in Just Jared",
          "text": "How many more of these #debates do we have to suffer through? Asking for a friend. — Eva Amurri Martino (@TheHappilyEva)",
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          "ref": "2018, \"Lakers survive Ball's gaffe to beat Thunder in OT\". — LeBron James (@KingJames)",
          "text": "\"So what really is \"in the shooting motion\" rule?!?!?\" James wrote on Twitter. \"Asking for a friend @OfficialNBARefs.\""
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        "Indicates that a question is embarrassing by pretending to be asking on behalf of another person."
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        "(idiomatic, humorous) Indicates that a question is embarrassing by pretending to be asking on behalf of another person."
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