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Acquainted

So strongly in love with someone, but you pretend you aren't so it doesn't feel like you are being too much.
" I want him so bad, but we just keeping it acquainted".

Acquainted

" How'd the date go?"

"Amazing, we got acquainted almost immediately!"
Acquainted by Rickybricky May 30, 2021

Digitally Acquainted

Social Media term for interacting with someone on a friend level that you have only known through their social media interactions. The interaction occurs only because they are friends or relations of someone you have met physically or someone you met online through a game or other outlet but with whom there is two way interaction.
i am digitally acquainted with Jim. We met as part of a team in Space Race 2000 and message quite frequently.
Digitally Acquainted by themrwhale February 10, 2017

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
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026
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