The Devil's Dictionary: Acquaintance
Updated May 14, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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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