Tinder Passport
/ˈtɪndər ˈpæspɔːrt/
CommonA Tinder Gold/Platinum feature that lets you change your location to anywhere in the world and match with people there.
Became very popular during COVID lockdowns when people used it to "travel" virtually. Sometimes used to describe the fantasy of dating internationally.
Real-world examples4 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Using tinder passport to set my location to Paris before my trip so I already have plans when I land. | Using the feature to line up dates in a city before arriving. | tiktok, 2023 |
| 02 | During lockdown I had tinder passport set to Tokyo for like three weeks. idk it helped. | Using virtual location changes to cope with being stuck at home. | reddit, 2022 |
| 03 | Met my boyfriend through tinder passport. He was in Barcelona, I was in NYC. We talked every day for a month before I visited. | A real relationship started through the location-change feature. | instagram, 2023 |
| 04 | Switched my tinder passport to Austin and the profiles are wildly different from NYC. interesting social experiment. | Comparing dating culture across cities by changing location. | x, 2024 |
Use it when
- Using or describing Tinder's location-change feature.
- Talking about swiping in a city before you travel there.
- Describing a long-distance match made through location switching.
- Joking about "dating" someone in another country remotely.
Do not use it when
- You mean a physical passport or actual travel document.
- You mean a different app's location feature.
Variations and related forms
Origin and context
Tinder launched Passport as a premium feature around 2015. It gained significant cultural attention during the 2020 COVID lockdowns when people used it to virtually explore other cities while stuck at home.
- First seen
- 2015
- Confidence
- medium
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