just friends

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English

Noun

just friends pl (plural only)

  1. Participants in a two-way non-romantic relationship.
    Jack has confirmed that, contrary to the rumors that he and Jill are dating and are planning to marry, he and Jill are just friends.
    • 2017 November, N. K. Jemisin, Mac Walters, chapter 13, in Mass Effect Andromeda: Initiation, 1st edition (Science Fiction), Titan Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 241:
      “Oh, my God.” Cora found herself laughing. It felt like forever since she’d laughed, too. “You know that’s going to set the rumors off again.” Even Ygara had thought she and Janae were a couple. The truth was that Janae had been more than interested, though she’d taken it gracefully when Cora had turned her down. Now that the awkwardness had settled, they could be just friends.