English Explanatory Dictionary

know someone when

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To have known a famous person before he or she was famous.

Word forms

know someone when knows someone when knowing someone when knew someone when known someone when

Etymology

From the formulaic phrase by which speakers begin reminiscence of now-famous persons.

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