“Emphasis on friend”The current lingo is "friend." And they'll drop it in casually even if the conversation doesn't warrant it.
"I had a burger from this new spot on Westheimer, you might want to swing by, shyt is good and cheap."
"Thanks so much for the tip FRIEND. You should take your girlfriend. I'm going to ask *insert some nikka's name here* to take me. He likes burgers. Thanks again FRIEND."
"Chill, I got the message. "
"What are you talking about FRIEND? "
Depends on the situation, i do that but it’s more with people that I’ve known for a while- like a term of endearment rather than trying to friend zone a dude but I see how men could take it out of context - trying to double down on the “friend” lingo to set up boundaries. That’s why I watch who and how I say it bc it can sound a little demeaning. Then there’s women who overuse the word “friend” on purpose because they want to see what type of work you would put in to get out of the friend zone. She wants to be more than friends with you and feeling you more than she lets on but doesn’t want to take the first step - I’ve done that before too
But that “I love you so much” at the end of what she said, that was a whole other level of ether -
that type of sarcasm is reserved for special circumstances when dude tried to play us but it backfired and now we have the upper hand. I could see the rage built up in Quest’s face.