The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
acquaintance
noun: a person of one kind (see more)
Someone (e.g. Tony)
Someone else (e.g. Jesse) can say something like this about Tony 'I have seen Tony before. When I saw Tony, I said some things, not many things, to Tony. I said things of some kinds, not other kinds, to Tony. At the same time, Tony said some things not many things to me. Tony said things of some kinds, not other kinds, to me. Because of this, I can’t say I know many things about Tony. Tony can think the same about me.'
"A college student has been hailed on social media for her strict loyalty to the “girl code” when she warned an online acquaintance about a potential cheating boyfriend. Although the two University of Texas at San Antonio students didn’t know each other, they had mutually followed each other on Twitter for a while when Jasmine received a message from Rebekah."
"On Tuesday Miller was photographed having lunch in Darlinghurst with Maggie Walsh, 44, an Aboriginal poet and singer.[...]Yesterday, when asked about his connection to Walsh, Miller said she was a 'good acquaintance' adding: 'I don't have a relationship with her.'"
"'I never looked at Craigslist, I had no reason to, and the person who saw it was just an acquaintance, he had to Google around to find my email address,' Scott said."
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