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corridor-acknowledging
verb
/ko-ri-dor-uh-knol-ij-ing/
Definition
A non-committal gesture of recognition performed to avoid the crushing social cost of full eye contact with a near-stranger.
In use
“I did an awkward bit of corridor-acknowledging with someone from IT I've never actually spoken to.”
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Language
- Language form
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /ko-ri-dor-uh-knol-ij-ing/
Classification
- Life domain
- People & society
History
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