online date
Internet romantic meetup
An online date is a romantic meeting arranged through the internet, typically via a dating app or website.
The term covers both the event itself and the person you're meeting: I have an online date tonight, My online date turned out to be ten years older than his photos.
Distinguished from dates where you already knew the person offline.
- appMobile device software
- matchmakingArranging romantic connections
- swipingTaking something swiftly
- screenDisplay or barrier
- chatInformal verbal exchange
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- online relationshipsinternet friend, virtual friend, e-pal, pen pal, match
online dateblind date
Arranged meeting between strangers
set-up · meet-cute · chance encounter · love at first sight · fix-up
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