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acquaintenance 

A facial expression showing slight confusion, often accompanied by a furrowed brow, brought on when meeting someone for the second-or-third time, before you can remember their name. Portmanteau of ACQUAINTANCE and COUNTENANCE.
It was obvious that I could not remember the new student's name, my face wearing the tell-tale acquaintenance of a poor memory.

Acquaintenance 

The act of continually maintaining connection by liking the Facebook statuses of an acquaintance.
Yeah man, I can't go out tonight, gotta do some Facebook acquaintenance so I can keep those sorta friendships alive.
Acquaintenance by Tood Smooth September 15, 2019

Polite Acquaintance Zone 

The proper place to consider an ex-lover after a bad break up. Should not be confused with the friend zone.
After she got over her anger about our break up, Nancy wanted to remain friends. But I think it's a better idea to keep her in my polite acquaintance zone.

Cool Guy Acquaintance 

A person that you're not really friends with but you're cool enough to go up to them and shake their hand and say "Sup, bro".
Roxy: Ya I'm not actually friends with Keith were just Cool Guy Acquaintances.

acquaintance 

1. Someone you know personally but is not officially your friend.
2. Someone you know during high school but will prolly never talk to him/her again after high school.
Yeah I know Bob, but he's not really my friend, we're just acquaintances.
acquaintance by some fool April 17, 2005

best acquaintance 

Person who is not your friend, but is at the border of friendship. Limit 1 per person.