quaintance 

The surname Quaintance is of French/Libyan origins. Quaintance means 'Son of the Skinny calves man'.

The first documented use of the surname was in the North Western costal areas of Libya, which had originally been settled by French explorers. The surname was common amongst the Ceehait (pronounced 'Sea-Hat') tribe which operated in the region. The most famous of the Ceehaits was Skreemer Quaintance who conducted numerous fishing raids into the territorial waters of Tunisia, however he was later to die of an unidentified illness, described in Arabic as 'Duef Aljism', roughly translated this means 'Weak body' or 'The weakness of the body'.
In modern day France the surname Quaintance is very rare, though it can still be found to be used on the Southern coast, mainly in the port city of Marseille. Throughout France the word 'Quaintance' is now commonly used to describe the beard of a fully grown man that is feminine or 'Hipster' in appearance.

That mans beard is so 'Quaintance'

quaintance by The Fireblaster January 6, 2016

E-quaintance 

Typically a 'friend' within a website or online setting exclusively; which ironically don't allow for the depth of interaction, rapport and social connection that friends of a conventional nature share.

Her friends offered to drive her to her doctor's appointment; while her e-quaintance's weren't even aware she was ill.

E-quaintance by B M Crowe December 9, 2008

almost-quaintance 

A person to whom one has at one point sent a successful social networking friends request or from whom one has accepted such request.

1: I really need to clean up my facebook friends list, my news feed is painful to scroll through: It's full of so many strangers' bullshit.
2: 'Yeah, gotta' love those almost-quaintances'!

almost-quaintance by ClownPuncture July 28, 2013

e-quaintance 

a person whom one knows but who is not a particularly close friend nor have they ever met and ony communicate via the internet.

So I have this e-quaintance with 325544342324 Gig of pr0n he is going to burn for me.

e-quaintance by megagina August 27, 2009

e.quaintance 

A person you have befriended via electronic communications, most commonly email but can include MMORPGs, MPOGs, Web Blogs, mail lists or Instant Message systems.

I got this cool link from an e.quaintence I know from Fark.com

e.quaintance by Dr. Johnson January 12, 2004

aquaintancemanship

the bond between two people who have not fully reached the friend title/level

sally - i don't but i will always have love for him and i dislike him and his ways but we are still cool. it's an aquaintancemanship kinda thing you know?

Bob - i get it!

aquaintancemanship by kmzy January 4, 2009

e-cquaintance 

Someone you know through email or online chat, but would not recognize face-to-face.

Upon meeting his e-cquaintance in person, Joe was suprised to see she had no legs...

e-cquaintance by HansDaddy December 8, 2005