cyberdate

English

Etymology

cyber- +‎ date

Noun

cyberdate (plural cyberdates)

1. A person who takes part in cyberdating.
2. A date (romantic event) brought about by cyberdating.
   • 2007, John Weir, What I Did Wrong‎^[1], Penguin, →ISBN:

     Richie has a cyberdate. That's what he tells me. “You met a girl online? Don't you have a girlfriend already?

Verb

cyberdate (third-person singular simple present cyberdates, present participle cyberdating, simple past and past participle cyberdated)

1. (uncommon) To date online.
   • 1995 May 7, “Cyberdating's Fine if You First Know What You're Getting”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     Our modems came through where stamps, telephone and fax machines failed. We each already know we like how the other looks, sounds, smiles, thinks. No disappointments there because we're cyberdating to maintain what we liked at first glance.