acquaintance:

A person whom one knows (vaguely). Intimate acquaintance , according to Frederic Mullally's The Penthouse Sexicon (1968): ' Someone you have vaguely known intimately, but not more than twice '.
See Also: acquaintance, acquaintance rape, coming out, date rape, pick up, pickup

Quotes Containing acquaintance:
Anton Chekhov, Uncle Vanya (1897): ''A woman can become a man''s friend only in the following stages; first an acquaintance , next a mistress , and only then a friend.''
Pep Streebek (Tom Hanks) and Joe Friday (Dan Aykroyd) make the acquaintance of the virgin Connie Swail in Dragnet (1987): - Pep: ''You''re still a virgin!?'' - Joe: ''My hat''s off to you, ma''am. I hope you remain that-way .''

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