nice knowing you

phrase — 2 senses

nice knowing you

phrase

Etymology Ellipsis of "it has been nice knowing you" or "it was nice knowing you."

1

A farewell for when the speaker thinks or knows that they will never see the recipient again; goodbye forever.

  • Well, nice knowing you, but I gotta head home. Take care of yourself out there.
2

Euphemistic A farewell to someone the speaker is about to kill or to/from someone who will soon die.

  • Been nice knowing you, guys...2024 May 9, SMii7Y, 9:40 from the start, in We Played The Weird Steam Game Again, spoken by Soup:

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