sext
verbEtymology Blend of sex + text. As a verb, a back-formation from earlier sexting, formed from the noun.
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To send a sext.
- Rebecca Loos claimed she was 'sexted' by Beckham2007 October 19, Cameron Millar, "Text Mad Brits Top League for Saucy Messages" in the Daily Star, p. 21 (caption)
- […] trying to get into the swing of things by texting my husband (I was a little tipsy, I will admit): "How do you sext someone?" hoping to engage in the latest trend. All I got was, "What!" in reply.2009 March 1, Wendyl Nissen, “Sexts Suk... Go 4 a Real D8”, in New Zealand Herald, page 35:
4 more examples
- The next day, Greg sexted me a few pictures of his package.2010 October 16, Victoria Gehman, “Sex Suspended, Celibacy Supreme”, in Albany Student Press:
- We would talk on the phone for hours and then text and sext the rest of the day.2013, Olukemi Lawani, First Steps to Flight, page 3:
- Sexting sonnets / Under the tables2022, “Billions”, performed by Caroline Polachek:
- She describes her content as “Valentine’s Day style” and says that for people who have grown up sexting friends, posting bikini shots of themselves on Instagram and becoming influencers, OnlyFans can feel like a “natural progression”.2025 September 11, Amelia Gentleman, “Boom times and total burnout: three days at Europe’s biggest pornography conference”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- Synonyms
- sex-text