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e-quainted

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Acquainted by means of online communication.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Examples

  • 2000, Russell Merris, Graph Theory, Wiley-IEEE, →ISBN, page 195, Let’s say two people are e-quainted if, during the past year, they participated together in one or more of the same chat room discussions. Otherwise, call them e-stranged. Then any two people attending the convention’s introductory cocktail party will be either e-quainted or e-stranged.

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History

Etymology

Blend of e- + acquainted.