Textident

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An accident caused by a driver or pedestrian focused on texting. informal

    "It doesn’t take much for a driver to have a “textident,” according to Distractology 101, a hands-on tool to teach new drivers how texting, emailing, snacking or other distractions can lead to car accidents."

Example

More examples

"It doesn’t take much for a driver to have a “textident,” according to Distractology 101, a hands-on tool to teach new drivers how texting, emailing, snacking or other distractions can lead to car accidents."

Etymology

Blend of text + accident.

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