Somebody you know thru work (colleague, customer, etc.) with whom you're friendly on the job, but you aren't interested in becoming their buddy/ mate nor in fraternizing with them elsewhere.
Brian: I eat lunch in the employee cafeteria with David three times a week, but when I invite him to a barbecue or to go out drinking on Saturdays, he always claims to be busy or have other plans.
Scott: Sounds like he considers you an occupational acquaintance!
Scott: Sounds like he considers you an occupational acquaintance!
by Powerpasser January 12, 2018
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by EdgyHipster69 March 2, 2019
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Refers to da naively-accepting "separate and equal" belief of both members of a couple dat da third person who has smilingly approached them and gleefully collared them in a huge mutual squeezy arms-around is known to da other member of said couple; i.e., da guy assumes dat da lady is a friend of this other guy who is hugging them, or da lady assumes dat her guy knows da other chick who is feeling a;; warm 'n' snuggly dat day.
If you're "feeling all huggy-lovey-dovey" at a certain time and thus are wanting to just randomly employ yer "Don Juan maneuver" on cute couples whom you meet on da street or in da park, you may indeed be permitted to do so even if you aren't already acquainted wif either of the people in da couples, since in many cases da two "Romeo-routine" recipients will both likely just form da group-hug acquaintance-assumption --- i.e., each bowled-over-wif-humungous-cuddles person in da couple will just figger dat da other person already knows you from past encounters, when in fact you are just indiscriminately "harvesting a snuggle" from random folks.
by QuacksO February 21, 2020
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by White Ice Cube January 27, 2023
Get the mid level acquaintance deficiency mug.When a situation goes from, romances, bromances, friendzones to the nope zone. It's time to label it and call the time of death as Aquaintance Zone. It was already feeling weird, awkward, twighlight zone-ish. Now things aren't what either of you wanted and you may be in the grey area, so this helps you decide to phase it out in a friendly way. You taper off, slowly. It's better than ghosting. Ghosting is harsh and it is for that last resort for cutting ties completely.
Person: I thought we were friends and this was going somewhere?
You: Well, honestly we were in the friendzone, but now we're definitely in the Aquaintance Zone. Have a good one.
You: Well, honestly we were in the friendzone, but now we're definitely in the Aquaintance Zone. Have a good one.
by lelalelo March 21, 2017
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That one person you just say hi to in the hallways or in the bathroom. But that don’t mean you’re besties or you wanna have a sleep over with them. And if someone says you’re nothing more than an acquaintance than it means they want you to stay the fuck away from them bitch. Your pride may hurt but you gotta get over it and take what they said and leave the person alone.
That one person you just say hi to in the hallways or in the bathroom. But that don’t mean you’re besties or you wanna have a sleep over with them. And if someone says you’re nothing more than an acquaintance than it means they want you to stay the fuck away from them bitch. Your pride may hurt but you gotta get over it and take what they said and leave the person alone.
“Bitch get the fuck away from me! Iont wanna be your friend can’t you get that through your thick ass head? We’re nothing more than Acquaintances point blank.”
by ImThatKidSyd October 25, 2018
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