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A person who only interacts with people through the computer, never leaving their house or apartment. They are online almost 24 hours a day and you go to them when you seek knowlege and truth about any computer related subject.

This term was coined by the Rhett and LinKast Live for their assistant.
You really need to unplug! You're turning into some kind of eHermit.
eHermit by The eHermit October 27, 2008
Related Words
Eherr • eerrzu • eHermit • eHero • everrsincecarolina • Eberron • eerr • eerree • eerrgg • eerrk
eHERF. This is still the act of getting together among other social smokers, but is all done through the Internet and in your own home. A new site called www.eHERF.com started about a month or so ago. They are taking eHERF to the limit by having weekly eHERFs done with Voice over IP. So instead of doing any traveling in can be done in your own home and you can still chat to other eHERFER's.
Yo! Lets get online and do some eHERFing
eHERF by T April 23, 2005
noun
Any of the numerous online players known as "Gamers" who decide to join the owl-themed concept are defined as the Everri. Everri enthusiasts often play on Minecraft, and can be seen throughout different servers.

adjective
To be everri is to have a severe fond for obtaining multiple useless items, and to maintain unessecary eye contact with a person, for extended periods of time, often comparable to an owl's big round eyes.
Johan: Hey Crestie, did you hear about Jennifer becoming an owl on Minecraft?
Emily: I haven't actually, who was it again?
Johan: Jennifer, but in hindsight, she's always been so everri, with her prolonged eye contact
Emily: Yeah you make a good point there

eTERRORIST 

eTERRORISTS are people who create fear among other people online. eterrorists are known to practice terrorism, which takes many forms, such as beating you in a game, hijacking your CPU, frying your video card, spamming mics, hacking your IRC channels, and other evil things.
Kid please dont start shit before i take over your computer and blow it up right before your eyes
eTERRORIST by Holla January 28, 2005
Someone who only communicates with the outside world via online tools like IRC, IM, Skype, email and forums.

Unlike a traditional hermit, an eHermit may have many "friends" but an eHermit will have met very few, if any of them, in real life (IRL).

The online comedy duo Rhett and Link claim credit for having coined the term during their podcast in early 2008.
Dude, you need to unplug! You're turning into some kind of eHermit!
eHermit by Capt. Queeg February 18, 2009

eheartsick 

Very despondent or sorrowful over the internet.
I'm very eheartsick over my relationship on the internet.
eheartsick by Kyle_xx03 July 3, 2019
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