Definitions

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  • noun A friend with whom one communicates only through the Internet or cyberspace.

Etymologies

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cyber- +‎ pal

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Examples

  • Lest someone claim snow in their neighborhood as proof, my Aussie cyberpal has informed me that Australia is suffering the worst heat wave in their history of keeping records on the weather.

    Matthew Yglesias » Planning to Fail 2009

  • But then came news of cases like the 13-year-old Kentucky girl found in Los Angeles after supposedly being lured by a grown-up cyberpal.

    No Place For Kids? 2008

  • Just saw you on the C-Span broadcast, linked via the "Crooks and Liars" site, with my dear cyberpal Atrios and others.

    The semantics and substance behind 4 pesky words 2005

  • I have been enjoying a very productive email conversation with my cyberpal Elizabeth Ann Scarborough.

    Archive 2005-11-01 michael 2005

  • I have been enjoying a very productive email conversation with my cyberpal Elizabeth Ann Scarborough.

    OK, So I Write michael 2005

  • There's my cyberpal Paul Guest with his own article.

    GotPoetry.com News 2008

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