Hunzone

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To contact an acquaintance or former friend on social media, with the intention of recruiting them to a multi-level marketing scheme. slang, transitive

    "However, if the desire to join their business isn’t there, it can easily sever a new friendship there and then, leaving the hunzoned person feeling used."

Example

More examples

"However, if the desire to join their business isn’t there, it can easily sever a new friendship there and then, leaving the hunzoned person feeling used."

Etymology

From hun (“a woman involved in an MLM”) + zone, by analogy with friendzone.

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