eddress

English

Alternative forms

• e-ddress, e-dress

Etymology

Blend of e- +‎ address.

Noun

eddress

1. (dated) An electronic address; in particular, an e-mail address. [late 1990s–early 2000s]
   • 2000, Ian Douglas, Europa Strike‎:

     They've been dropping electronic tracts on anyone they can get an eddress for.

   • 2001, Joan Van Tassel, Digital TV Over Broadband‎:

     The extraordinary growth of the global Internet makes it essential to have more addresses (or “eddresses”) available to accommodate everyone who will be on the Internet in just a few years. IPv4 allowed for 4 billion eddresses—but there are 6 billion people, and many more computers, appliances, vehicles, and other devices that will soon be assigned IP eddresses as well!

   • 2002, Alex Epstein, Crafty Screenwriting‎:

     The Wine Dark Sea
     by Alex Epstein
     [my address]
     [my phone number]
     [my eddress]

   • 2004, Xin-An Lu, editor, Concise Collection of College Students' Slang‎:

     In college I use my eddress more then [sic] my regular address.

Anagrams

• dressed