noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of transmitting and/or receiving sexually suggestive text messages and/or photographs between cell phones equipped with text messaging. slang, uncountable, usually

   "There are already concerns that young people are unaware of the serious legal implications that sexting can have."

2. 2
   sending sexual messages using a mobile phone or computer wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of sext form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

sex-textingtextual harassmenttextual intercourse

Example

More examples

"Mennad was looking for a sexting buddy."

Etymology

Blend of sex + texting.

Related phrases

cell phonetext messaging

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