sexting

[ seks-ting ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. the sending of sexually explicit digital images, videos, text messages, or emails, usually by cell phone.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sexting¹

First recorded in 2005–10; blend of sex and text; -ing ¹

Example Sentences

This is, frankly, an ominous promise: Among the stories about RFK Jr. and women that circulated during the campaign were decade-old reports about diaries in which he recorded having cheated on his then-wife 37 times in one year, present-day accusations that he helped break up the engagement of a journalist who covered him by “sexting” with her, and a Vanity Fair piece in which a woman who worked for him as a nanny said he had repeatedly harassed and touched her sexually without her consent.

From Slate

An inappropriate relationship that is “not physical” might mean sexting.

From Los Angeles Times

And sexting, I would suggest, is sex.

From Los Angeles Times

If she’s fired, another outlet will probably take a chance on her with assurances that she will not again engage in any weird sexting with conspiracy-theorizing brain-worm-having presidential-candidate sources.

From Slate

The honeytrap sexting scam has been described as “spear phishing,” a type of cyberattack that targets specific groups.

From Seattle Times