textversation

textversation

English

Etymology

Blend of text +‎ conversation.

Noun

textversation (plural textversations)

1. A conversation carried out through text messaging.
   • 2008, Zoe Foster, Air Kisses, Michael Joseph (2008), →ISBN:

     Immediately after this textversation, my concentration clocked off.

   • 2010, "2010 Techtiquette Part 2", Manila Bulletin, 25 January 2010:

     If we actually replied to every single message sent to you, we'd all be stuck in an endless loop, replying to one text after the other until we all died (Remember when everyone ended every textversation with a single smiley?)

   • 2012, Laurie Kilmartin, Sh*tty Mom: The Parenting Guide for the Rest of Us, Abrams Image (2012), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     You and your child are at the pirate ship park, tucked away in a gated area. Which means you can text your friend without checking your son's whereabouts every fifteen seconds. You're getting consistent LOLs and the occasional OMG—a relaxing, fun textversation.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:textversation.