Dictionary

sexting en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɛkstɪŋ/ (UK)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Blend of sex + texting.

Meanings

1. (slang, uncountable, usually) The act of transmitting and/or receiving sexually suggestive text messages and/or photographs between cell phones equipped with text messaging.
   • But perhaps the most critical question in this area of research concerns the effect of sexting on relationship quality. Does sexting benefit or harm relationships? 2018, Zizi Papacharissi, editor, A Networked Self and Love, Routledge, →ISBN:
   • There are already concerns that young people are unaware of the serious legal implications that sexting can have. 2009 August 6, Annalisa Barbieri, “You don't know what sexting is?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

sexting en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɛkstɪŋ/ (UK)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Blend of sex + texting.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of sext
   form of sext

Coordinates

textual intercourse · textual harassment

Translations (9)

es sexting (sending sexually explicit text messages or photographs between cell phones) · fr textopornographie (sending sexually explicit text messages or photographs between cell phones) · fr sexto (sending sexually explicit text messages or photographs between cell phones) · ja セクスティング (sending sexually explicit text messages or photographs between cell phones) · vi chat sex (sending sexually explicit text messages or photographs between cell phones) · fr sexting (sending sexually explicit text messages or photographs between cell phones) · pl seksting (sending sexually explicit text messages or photographs between cell phones) · el σέξτινγκ (sending sexually explicit text messages or photographs between cell phones) · es sexteo (sending sexually explicit text messages or photographs between cell phones)