"nice knowing you" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: Ellipsis of "it has been nice knowing you" or "it was nice knowing you." Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=nice knowing you}} nice knowing you
  1. A farewell for when the speaker thinks or knows that they will never see the recipient again; goodbye forever.
    Sense id: en-nice_knowing_you-en-phrase-a-cLTgQi
  2. A farewell for when the speaker thinks or knows that they will never see the recipient again; goodbye forever.
    (euphemistic) A farewell to someone the speaker is about to kill or to/from someone who will soon die.
    Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-nice_knowing_you-en-phrase-63VkeblG Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English farewells, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English farewells: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
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          "ref": "2024 May 9, SMii7Y, 9:40 from the start, in We Played The Weird Steam Game Again, spoken by Soup:",
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          "goodbye forever",
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