semiacquaintance

noun

semiacquaintance

noun

Etymology From semi- + acquaintance.

1

A vague acquaintance; a person whom one barely knows.

Another semiacquaintance, Ali, said to me, “Jen, you're getting the perfect training for motherhood at this party!”2014, Jen Kirkman, I Can Barely Take Care of Myself, page 188:

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