ALL meanings of nodding acquaintance
nod ac·quaint·ance
N n - noun nodding acquaintance a slight, incomplete, or superficial knowledge (of something or someone): He had only a nodding acquaintance with Italian and didn't trust it to get him through the tour. Although we were neighbors for several years, we had only a nodding acquaintance. 1
- noun nodding acquaintance a person with whom one is only slightly acquainted: I don't really know what he's like—he's only a nodding acquaintance. 1
- noun nodding acquaintance a slight, casual, or superficial knowledge (of a subject or a person) 0
- noun nodding acquaintance a slight, not intimate, acquaintance with a person or thing 0
- noun nodding acquaintance a person whom one knows slightly 0