Etymograph

English

hunzone

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

A compound of hun ‘a woman involved in an MLM’ + zone

Proto-Indo-European *yoh₃snéh₂

Ancient Greek ζώνη ‘belt, sash, girdle’

Latin zōna ‘belt’

English zone

Today it means

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

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hunzone