English Explanatory Dictionary

nodding acquaintance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A casual or partial familiarity; a relationship which is not close or fully developed; an inexact understanding (of something).
  2. Someone who is a remote or passing acquaintance.

Pronunciation

En-au-nodding acquaintance.ogg

Word forms

nodding acquaintance nodding acquaintances

Related words

on nodding terms
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