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nodding acquaintance

nodding acquaintance

Superficial knowledge of someone or something, as in I have a nodding acquaintance with the company president, or She has a nodding acquaintance with that software program. This expression alludes to knowing someone just well enough to nod or bow upon meeting him or her. "Early 1800s]
See also: acquaintance, nod

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GiadaJAH-dahItalian
Asher['æʃə]
Ilias-Greek
Stojan-Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Ashtad-Persian Mythology
Khaliq-Arabic
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