sexting

sexting

English

Etymology

Blend of sex +‎ texting.[1]

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛkstɪŋ/

Noun

sexting (uncountable)

1. The act of transmitting and/or receiving sexually suggestive text messages and/or photographs between cell phones equipped with text messaging.
   • 2009, Annalisa Barbieri, "You don't know what sexting is?", The Guardian, 7 Aug 2009:

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

Verb

sexting

1. present participle of sext

Usage notes

The verb to sext is most often used in the form sexting.

Coordinate terms

• textual harassment
• textual intercourse

Translations

sending sexually explicit text messages or photographs between cell phones

French: textopornographie (fr) f, sexting (fr) m, sexto (fr) m Greek: σέξτινγκ (séxtingk) Japanese: セクスティング (sekusutingu) Spanish: sextear, mandar textos sexuales

References

• sexting at OneLook Dictionary Search

1. Olga Kornienko, Grinin L, Ilyin I, Herrmann P, Korotayev A (2016), “Social and Economic Background of Blending”, in Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Global Transformations and Global Future‎, Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225

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Spanish

Noun

sexting m (uncountable)

1. sexting