e-quainted

English

Etymology

Blend of e- +‎ acquainted

Adjective

e-quainted (comparative more e-quainted, superlative most e-quainted)

1. (Internet) Acquainted by means of online communication.
   • 1997 February 22, Kathleen Swanholt, “Correction and LCC”, in bit.listserv.dorothyl‎^[1] (Usenet):

     People I was thrilled to meet after being e-quainted forever: […]

   • 1997 September 12, TJ, “Re: basmati rice”, in rec.food.cooking‎^[2] (Usenet):

     I'm e-quainted with someone who goes to the VA there and he says he sees Indian groceries when he goes there.

   • 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.

   • 2004 December 7, Dave Larrington, “Re: Cynical? moi?”, in uk.rec.sheds‎^[3] (Usenet):

     I am e-quainted with a Catherine who became Cathrin, also for Goff reasons.

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