Tinderella

English

Etymology

Blend of Tinder +‎ Cinderella.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Tinderella (plural Tinderellas)

1. (Internet slang) A female user of the dating app Tinder, especially as a romantic connection or potential romantic connection of another user.

   Coordinate term: Tumblrina

   • 2013 February, Melanie Stone, “New app not the answer to meeting someone special”, in The Daily Illini, volume 142, number 102,15, University of Illinois, page 4A:

     If I couldn't even get a harmless little interview on Tinder, then how could any Tinderellas out there expect to get a date?

   • 2014, Rebecca Dooley, "Peculiar pictorial pairings", The Courier (Newcastle University), Issue 1284, 10 February 2014, 10 February 2014, page 28:

     A bit like meeting on Tinder these days and awkwardly mumbling how you met your Tinderella.

   • 2014, Claire Dodson, "Five ways to make the most of Tinder", The Daily Beacon (University of Tennessee), Issue 3, Volume 127, 22 August 2014, page 4:

     This will reflect how cool, casual and not-at-all-obsessed-with-you-I-swear you are to your prospective Tinderella or fella.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Tinderella.