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nice knowing you

nice knowing you phrase: a farewell for when the speaker thinks or knows that they will never see the recipient again; goodbye forever.

Phrase

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.
    1. (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

Origin of nice knowing you

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

Questions about nice knowing you

What does nice knowing you mean?
Nice knowing you means a farewell for when the speaker thinks or knows that they will never see the recipient again; goodbye forever.
What part of speech is nice knowing you?
Nice knowing you is a phrase.

Words near nice knowing you in the dictionary

  1. nice going
  2. nice guy
  3. nice guy syndrome
  4. nice guys
  5. nice guys finish last
  6. nice knowing you
  7. nice list
  8. Nice model
  9. nice Nellie
  10. nice nellies
  11. nice nelly

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