chance acquaintance
chance acquaintance noun: a person whom one knows, often only minimally, having originally met them by chance, without prior arrangement.
Noun
chance acquaintance (plural chance acquaintances)
- A person whom one knows, often only minimally, having originally met them by chance, without prior arrangement.
- “Don’t you remember me, Mr. Cunningham? I’m Jean Louise Finch. You brought us some hickory nuts one time, remember?” I began to sense the futility one feels when unacknowledged by a chance acquaintance.
“I go to school with Walter,” I began again. “He’s your boy, ain’t he? Ain’t he, sir?”
Mr....1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
- “Don’t you remember me, Mr. Cunningham? I’m Jean Louise Finch. You brought us some hickory nuts one time, remember?” I began to sense the futility one feels when unacknowledged by a chance acquaintance.
Forms of chance acquaintance
| plural | chance acquaintances |
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Questions about chance acquaintance
- What does chance acquaintance mean?
- Chance acquaintance means a person whom one knows, often only minimally, having originally met them by chance, without prior arrangement.
- What part of speech is chance acquaintance?
- Chance acquaintance is a noun.
- What is the plural of chance acquaintance?
- The plural of chance acquaintance is chance acquaintances.
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