diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 4e265841d..f0072a59c 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     +------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
     | `GET friendships/no_retweets/ids`_       | :meth:`API.no_retweets_friendships`  |
     +------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
-    | `GET friendships/outgoing`_              | :meth:`API.friendships_outgoing`     |
+    | `GET friendships/outgoing`_              | :meth:`API.outgoing_friendships`     |
     +------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
     | `GET friendships/show`_                  | :meth:`API.get_friendship`           |
     +------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ Follow, search, and get users
 
 .. automethod:: API.no_retweets_friendships
 
-.. automethod:: API.friendships_outgoing
+.. automethod:: API.outgoing_friendships
 
 .. automethod:: API.get_friendship
 
diff --git a/tweepy/api.py b/tweepy/api.py
index 3d0a3fc81..7742abeac 100644
--- a/tweepy/api.py
+++ b/tweepy/api.py
@@ -2254,8 +2254,8 @@ def no_retweets_friendships(self, **kwargs):
 
     @pagination(mode='cursor')
     @payload('ids')
-    def friendships_outgoing(self, **kwargs):
-        """friendships_outgoing(*, cursor, stringify_ids)
+    def outgoing_friendships(self, **kwargs):
+        """outgoing_friendships(*, cursor, stringify_ids)
 
         Returns a collection of numeric IDs for every protected user for whom
         the authenticating user has a pending follow request.