textlationship

American  

[tekst-ley-shuhn-ship, teks‐] / tɛkstˈleɪ ʃənˌʃɪp, tɛks‐ /

noun

Slang.

1. a relationship or association between people who text each other frequently, but rarely if ever interact with each other in person.

   I thought he was interested in me, but we never even went out—it was just a textlationship.

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Etymology

Origin of textlationship

First recorded in 2005–10; text (message) ( def. ) + (re)lationship ( def. )

Example Sentences

This kind of friendship could take the form of a "textlationship," or "a relationship or association between people who text each other frequently, but rarely if ever interact with each other in person."

From Los Angeles Times