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Tinder.

A surname.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/tɪndəː/Received-Pronunciation[tʰɪndəː]Received-Pronunciation/tɪndɚ/General-American[tʰɪndɚ] ~ [tʰɪndɹ̩]General-American
  1. A surname.

name/tɪndəː/Received-Pronunciation[tʰɪndəː]Received-Pronunciation/tɪndɚ/General-American[tʰɪndɚ] ~ [tʰɪndɹ̩]General-American
  1. An online dating and geosocial networking application, launched in 2012, in which users "swipe right" to like or "swipe left" to dislike other users' profiles.

Where this word comes from

The application's name is likely derived from the verb tinder (“to set fire to, to torch”), and a play on the various meanings of match (the prototype was called MatchBox).

verb/tɪndəː/Received-Pronunciation[tʰɪndəː]Received-Pronunciation/tɪndɚ/General-American[tʰɪndɚ] ~ [tʰɪndɹ̩]General-American
  1. To use the dating application Tinder.

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Where this word comes from

The application's name is likely derived from the verb tinder (“to set fire to, to torch”), and a play on the various meanings of match (the prototype was called MatchBox).

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