sexting

[ seks-ting ]

/ ˈsɛks tɪŋ /

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

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“Evoke” and “invoke” both derive from the same Latin root “vocāre.”

First recorded in 2005–10; blend of sex and text; see -ing¹

A sexting scandal by their star candidate in one of their marquee races in the final weeks wasn’t in those plans.
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And The Sun Also Rises has Jake sexting Brett a picture of his war-damaged member.
What Would Jane Eyre Sext?|Jennie Yabroff|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Former Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner was caught sexting naughty photos, which caused his resignation.
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“Parents can be reassured with the finding that sexting may predate sexual behavior,” said Dr. Temple.
Sexting Is the New ‘First Base’|Russell Saunders|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

My virgin number and I had been through a lot: broken relationships, several jobs, even some unmemorable sexting.
Where Cellphone Numbers Go to Die|Jon Methven|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Comedy Central's Broad City is love-in-the-time-of-sexting depiction of millennials.
Behind ‘Broad City’: Amy Poehler’s Girls of Comedy|Abby Haglage|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST