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[[caption-width-right:323:She's his mechanic! Nothing more!]]

* ''VisualNovel/SablesGrimoire:

* In ''VisualNovel/SablesGrimoire Man and Elf'', the haughty elf Lisha gets flustered and angry whenever someone suggests that she and Sable are more than friends. Unfortunately for her, ''everyone'' they meet makes that assumption.

* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend/WebComics

* ComicBook/AmadeusCho famously denied that he and [[ComicBook/IncredibleHercules Herc]] were romantically involved in any way, saying "I am not his eromenos"[[note]]Eromenos - submissive male partner in homosexual relationships in ancient greece[[/note]]. Among other funny lines like "The technical term is [[InsistentTerminology adventuring companions]]" and "I've read those internet postings too, and take it from the source, they're total bull!" Much later in ''Prince of Power'' #1, the Griffin taunted him by saying he heard someone killed his boyfriend and asked if it was TooSoon. Cho just replied that it was [[DeadpanSnarker right on time]].

'''Nick:''' No, I'm from--

'''Claude:''' Oh, I'm sorry-- I just assumed you were married... Well, would you like to be?

* Diane and Nick from ''Theatre/ComeFromAway'' are mistaken for husband and wife by Claude in the song "Screech In", who is bewildered that they could make their marriage work with him living in England and her in Texas. They then clarify that they've actually just met.
[[spoiler:They end up married anyway]].

** Phoenix and Maya themselves got hit by this numerous times by various characters from Larry Butz, to the judge (in the manga) to [[spoiler: freaking Dahlia Hawthorne, Phoenix's former girlfriend]].

%%** In the ''Phoenix Wright'' manga collection, Pearl asks Phoenix about his relationship with Maya, and is met with five Psyche-locks, which within the games, signify a secret that is as well-guarded as possible.

A common inversion, especially in the second case, is when the speaker is asked about the not girlfriend/boyfriend in question, and they [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial respond with the line, even though the accusation was never brought up in the first place]]. Alternately, the accusation ''is'' made, [[INeverSaidItWasPoison but not the name]], which the defendant then gives up. In either case, cue satisfied smirk by the asker.

A standard response in the face of an accusation that two characters are more than JustFriends. Usually said with an exclamation point--or ten--at the end, and emphasis on the "NOT", maybe accompanied by breaking something.

Is it true? Technically, yes. {{Hilarity|Ensues}}--if not bloodshed--ensues, because:

!!Examples

[[folder: Radio]]

* The song by Music/MichaelJackson, "Billie Jean", is focused on this trope. [[spoiler:But, it was implied that while Billie Jean was not his lover, her son was indeed his son.]]

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* ''WebComic/MageAndDemonQueen'': Velverosa insists Malori means nothing to her... while her tail is visibly wagging. Her underlings just want her to finally admit her attraction.

** ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'': In the cargo room after Akane's gushing over Junpei's photo starts reaching SickeninglySweethearts levels Santa tells them to knack it off, to which Akane says that they're not a couple.
** ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'': When Quark refers to girl from Tenmyouji's photo as "his first love" Tenmyouji replies that she's not. Sigma doesn't buy it for a second and calls Tenmyouji "hopeless romantic".
** ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'': It's Junpei's turn to say it about Akane when Carlos asks if they're couple.

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* Simon from ''Literature/ShadowOfTheTemplar'' takes this to new heights when he tells Jeremy that he's not even his friend despite them being familiar with each other in the horizontal position. [[spoiler:He ''does'' answer "maybe" instead of denying the possibility outright when the criminal who kidnapped Jeremy asks him if he's his boyfriend, but goes right back to denying it soon after.]] ''Then,'' when he finally overcomes enough (but not all) of his [[ObliviousToLove Selective Obliviousness]] and {{Tsundere}} issues to call Jeremy a friend, Sandra scoffs and says that they're "special friends" at the very least, to his chagrin.

* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': Ayla says it about his childhood friend, Jadis, in [[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/content_page/9-original-canon/851-hank-5-to-the-new-year Hank 5: To the New Year!]]:
--> "Which means you've already outed her to your other girlfriend in the Bad Seeds," Toni accused him.\\
"If I can find this information, Jadis would already have it," Ayla replied primly. "And Jadis is ''not'' my girlfriend!"\\
[...]\\
"Well, now we know what information you traded [[spoiler:Knockoff for]] with your girlfriend," Toni smirked.\\
"I did ''not'' 'trade' information [[spoiler:about a fellow Possie]] with Jadis, and for the last time, ''Jadis is not my girlfriend''!" Ayla growled.\\
"Does [[spoiler:Addy]] know you're two-timing her?" Nikki interjected, waggling her eyebrows suggestively.\\
"Jadis is a friend, who happens to be a girl. She is not my girlfriend!" Ayla repeated, the forced calmness in his voice as plain as the cute nose on his face.\\
"No, she's just someone you like to exchange continental 'hellos' with," Toni smirked.\\
"One might even say, Parisian style hellos," Nikki murmured wickedly.\\
Ayla glared at Nikki and Toni. "I only kissed Jadis once, and that was on her cheek!" Ayla defended himself.\\
"And we all know how that turned out," Billie murmured,\\

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* In ''Literature/StatlessAndTactless'' Joe is convinced that Soo and Ian are dating because they occasionally allude to meeting offline. Any incident involving such an event getting mentioned invariably leads to the group getting sidetracked to refute it.
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** ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'': It's Junpei's turn to say it about Akane when Carlos asks if they're couple. [[spoiler:Averted near the end when he proposes to her.]]

** ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'': It's Junpei's turn to say it about Akane when Carlos asks if they're couple.

* Franchise/GreenLantern has Kyle Rayner and Bleez. While Kyle's identity is a secret, anyone who meets him and Bleez (and who isn't familiar with the history of the Green Lantern Corps) assumes they're a couple because... well, she's hot and they assume Green Lantern would have a hot alien girlfriend.

[[IThoughtItMeant This does not result in]] TheNotLoveInterest.

'''Sheldon:''' She’s not my girlfriend.\\

'''Sheldon:''' She’s not my girlfriend.\\
'''Penny:''' Are you telling me, for the past four months I have been asking you what’s new and you never thought to go with ''Sheldon has a girlfriend''??\\
'''Sheldon:''' She’s not my girlfriend.\\

Is it true? Technically, yes. {{Hilarity|Ensues}}, if not bloodshed, ensues, because: