friend of friend
Secondhand social link
A friend of friend is someone you don't know directly but who is connected to you through a mutual acquaintance.
The term appears in social network analysis and casual conversation alike: I got the job through a friend of a friend.
The phrase often introduces secondhand information of uncertain reliability: A friend of a friend said the restaurant is closing.
Sometimes abbreviated FOF or FOAF.
- mutualShared between parties
- acquaintancePerson slightly known
- connectionA joining or relation
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- networkInterconnected system
party · plus one · social · social circle · link · degrees · six · Kevin Bacon · referral · vouch · trust · know someone · circle · overlap · coincidence · bridge · contact · secondhand
- acquaintancesacquaintance, familiar face, nodding acquaintance, associate, social contact
- Six DegreesKevin Bacon, degrees, separation, connection, social distance
friend of friendcomplete stranger
close friend · best friend · stranger · intimate · immediate family
friend, friends, friendly, friendliness, friendship, friendships, unfriendly, befriend, befriended