Urban Dictionary: e-ffectionate

Having or showing fond feelings or affection; loving and tender. BUT, all done over email, IM, text messages, and phone!

Dude, she and I screwed off all day on email. My boss would be pissed but it was so e-ffectionate!

by Jacks_inbox June 08, 2005

the digital, textual, onomatopoetic equivalent to real life affection. Usually expressed between asterixes or shown italic

i.e. "*kissez*", "*liiiicks*", "*huggles*", or "*snubbles*"

by Pete November 26, 2002