E-quaintance
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English
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Alternative spellings
Online Acquaintance, Ecquaintance
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Etymology
From English acquaintance, replacing ac- (ad) with e- electronic, by analogy with e-mail
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Noun
e-quaintance
- (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
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Quotations
- I've never had an e-quaintance die on me before."— [1]
- Myself and a few other e-quaintances are still experiencing the prob although, in my case, I have successfully uploaded pics since about a fortnight ago when Support changed something at their end. — [2]
- Searching for info on that carb system was my ticket to learn how to surf the net. You all have that car to blame for the misfortune of making my e-quaintance. — [3]
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