sext

¹ American  

[sekst] / sɛkst /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the sixth hour of the day taken as noon.

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sext ² American  

[sekst] / sɛkst /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to send someone a sexually explicit digital image, video, text message, or email, typically a photo of oneself, usually by cell phone.

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noun

1. a sexually explicit digital image, text message, etc., sent to someone usually by cell phone.

Sext ¹ British  

/ sɛkst /

noun

1. In full: Liber Sextus.  RC Church an official compilation of decretals issued by Boniface VIII in 1298 to supplement the five books of the Liber Extra. It forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici

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sext ² British  

/ sɛkst /

noun

1. RC Church the fourth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office or the prayers prescribed for it: originally the sixth hour of the day (noon)

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Other Word Forms

• sexter noun

Etymology

Origin of sext¹

1375–1425; late Middle English sexte, syxt < Medieval Latin sexta ( hōra ) sixth (hour)

Origin of sext²

2005–10; blend of sex ¹ ( def. ) + text ( def. )

Example Sentences

His scandals all played out through digital media, driven by an inexplicable compulsion to exchange sexts with women who liked him for his politics.

From New York Times

It could be worse, though; there are also those whose sexts did manage to reach the right person, but didn’t get the desired response.

From The Guardian

Even 3 percent of the Greatest Generation — those older than 74 — report that they are familiar enough with technology to have tried their hand at sending a sext.

From Fox News

In addition to sexts received, about 13 percent of adolescents say they have sent a video or photo sext, the researchers found.

From Washington Post

“Flirttech,” if you will, has recently assumed the form of chatbots — computer programs that serve as proxies for romantic partners — that are designed to help woeful daters sext, ghost and develop vocabulary around consent.

From New York Times