Acquaintance n: a person whom we know well enough to borrow from but not well enough to lend to.
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Zum Autor"Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment."
"ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith."
"Prejudice is a vagrant opinion without visible means of support."
"Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others."
"TELEPHONE n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
"Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves."