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
Get the occupational acquaintance mug.A person whose company you don't particularly enjoy or like, but circumstances force you to interact or spend time with him or her.
by EdgyHipster69 March 2, 2019
Get the forced acquaintance mug.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.Not really a friend, but useful enough such that you keep them on your IM list for when you Can't Be Arsed Googling.
A: Why the hell have you got Greg in your IM list? He's a douche.
B: CBAG Acquaintance. He's a walking php manual.
B: CBAG Acquaintance. He's a walking php manual.
by Ben Kelly January 11, 2009
Get the cbag acquaintance mug.Social Media term for interacting with someone that you have never met using social media. The interaction occurs only because they are friends or relations of someone you have met physically.
by themrwhale February 10, 2014
Get the digital acquaintance mug.a person who is not a close friend, but someone you have fostered a shallow relationship with for the purpose of securing cheaper goods or services
"My wife's friend Dave runs a five star resturant, but he's very conservative and we aren't very close; I see him more as a discount acquaintance."
by dean keenly April 14, 2014
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