e-quaintance
e-quaintance · e-quaintances
A person known exclusively online, usually from instant messaging such as AIM, or…A person known exclusively online, usually from instant messaging such as AIM, or through internet dating personals.
Meaning
2 senses(Internet)A person known exclusively online, usually from instant messaging such as AIM, or through internet dating personals.
(Internet)The state of knowing exclusively online
Origin
Blend of e- + acquaintance, replacing ac- (ad) with e- (“electronic”), by analogy with e-mBlend of e- + acquaintance, replacing ac- (ad) with e- (“electronic”), by analogy with e-mail.
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Forms
plural: e-quaintancesWord family
1 related wordsRelatede-quainted