Tinderella
English
Etymology
Blend of Tinder + Cinderella.
Noun
Tinderella (plural Tinderellas)
- (Internet slang) A female user of the dating app Tinder, especially as a romantic connection or potential romantic connection of another user.
- 2013, Melanie Stone, "New app not the answer to meeting someone special", The Daily Illini (University of Illinois), Volume 142, Issue 102, 15 February 2013, page 4A:
- If I couldn't even get a harmless little interview on Tinder, then how could any Tinderellas out there expect to get a date?
- 2014, Rebecca Dooley, "Peculiar pictorial pairings", The Courier (Newcastle University), Issue 1284, 10 February 2014, 10 February 2014, page 28:
- A bit like meeting on Tinder these days and awkwardly mumbling how you met your Tinderella.
- 2014, Claire Dodson, "Five ways to make the most of Tinder", The Daily Beacon (University of Tennessee), Issue 3, Volume 127, 22 August 2014, page 4:
- This will reflect how cool, casual and not-at-all-obsessed-with-you-I-swear you are to your prospective Tinderella or fella.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:Tinderella.
- 2013, Melanie Stone, "New app not the answer to meeting someone special", The Daily Illini (University of Illinois), Volume 142, Issue 102, 15 February 2013, page 4A:
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