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What Does 'Five Feet Apart 'Cause They're Not Gay' Mean?

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The second half of the "Two Bros" Vine catchphrase, used independently to caption any scene of two people exaggeratedly maintaining physical distance to perform platonic distance.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"They sat on opposite ends of the couch, five feet apart 'cause they're not gay."

LORE & ORIGIN

Grew directly out of the same 2013 hot tub Vine as its most quotable half-line, spreading widely enough to be used on its own without the full original setup.

FIRST SEEN
2013
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Vine Canon Revival)
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Legacy / Decaying Slang

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