Smexting

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Sending SMS messages while smoking in the designated outdoor areas. UK, uncountable

    "In the two weeks following the smoking ban, texting across Orange’s network of 17 million mobile phone users shot up by 7.5 million texts, leading Orange to dub the trend ‘smexting’."

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"In the two weeks following the smoking ban, texting across Orange’s network of 17 million mobile phone users shot up by 7.5 million texts, leading Orange to dub the trend ‘smexting’."

Etymology

Blend of smoking + texting.

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