The Devil's Dictionary: Acquaintance

Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Ambrose Bierce
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ACQUAINTANCE

-n.

A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.

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