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double text en · NOUN

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1. An instance of double texting.
   • And now he’s ‘thumbsed’ it, so technically he was the last one to like, do something, but it still seems like a double text if I text him again… 2021 September 23, Steph Eckardt, quoting Harry Styles, “Harry Styles Paused a Concert to Dole Out Dating Advice”, in W, New York, N.Y.: W Media, →ISSN, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2023:

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ghost · double texting

double text en · VERB

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1. (ambitransitive) To send (someone) a text message after having already sent one part of a separate thought without allowing them to reply to the first text.
   • You can double text out of genuine concern. Or if you have a new topic of conversation that’s very much time sensitive, I think that’s also fine. 2018 July 5, Frank Kobola, quoting Alex, 29, “How Soon Is Too Soon to Send a Double Text? 8 Guys Weigh In”, in Cosmopolitan, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, Inc., →ISSN, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2023:
   • A good rule of thumb: You can double text someone once you’ve eaten them out. Before then, you don’t know them well enough. 2019 June 21, Sophia Benoit, “How to Avoid Dooming Your Date Before It Even Starts”, in GQ, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Inc., →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2023:
   • You don't want to double text if you're asking a question that's really a covert way of finding out how they feel about you 2020 March 13, Alexis Jones, quoting Susan Winter, “Double Texting Etiquette: How Long Should You Wait To Text Back?”, in Women's Health, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, Inc., →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 May 2023:

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