nice knowing you

phrase

A farewell for when the speaker thinks or knows that they will never see the recipient again; goodbye forever.

“Well, nice knowing you, but I gotta head home. Take care of yourself out there.”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. A farewell for when the speaker thinks or knows that they will never see the recipient again; goodbye forever.

    Well, nice knowing you, but I gotta head home. Take care of yourself out there.

    1. euphemisticA farewell to someone the speaker is about to kill or to/from someone who will soon die.

      Been nice knowing you, guys...

      2024 May 9, SMii7Y, 9:40 from the start, in We Played The Weird Steam Game Again, spoken by Soup

Origin

Ellipsis of "it has been nice knowing you" or "it was nice knowing you."

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APA

nice knowing you. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nice%20knowing%20you

MLA

“nice knowing you.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nice%20knowing%20you. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nice knowing you,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nice%20knowing%20you.

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