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familiar stranger

The English word “familiar stranger” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A stranger who is nonetheless recognized by another from regularly sharing a common physical space such as a street or bus stop, but with whom one does not interact.

Etymology

Coined by American social psychologist Stanley Milgram in 1972.

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