also: ecquaintance, e-quaintance, or more informally, equaintance
1. An online acquaintance, regardless of whether you
chat via
text, voice, or video
chat, and/or would recognize them in person.
2. Someone with whom you have acquainted, or continue to online, but have neither met, nor perceive - first and foremost - to be a friend, significant other, or another intimate relation.
3. A casual friend with whom you mostly or only interact online, who neither is nor was a close friend. e.g. most facebook
friends
4. Someone with whom you would, will, or intend to meet in person, but whom you haven't met
yet.
5. An a.i. acquaintance.
6. Siri
Pleasure to make your electronic e-cquaintance!
Oh Jennifer? I don't really
know her; we're just
Facebook e-cquaintances.
We'
ve been ecquainting for weeks ... let's meet!