sext
- noun
- /sɛkst/
- Offensive
- RESULTS: Fifteen percent of adolescents with cell phone access reported sexting, and 54% reported knowing someone who had sent a sext.
Examples
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She received a sext from her boyfriend that made her blush.
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Your Honor, I have the sext right here on my phone.
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We teach kids nowadays not to sext, or send naked photos, or write about their drunken mistakes on Facebook, because the Internet never forgets.
Blog text (32) -
"Even though a minority of teens sext—we only found 15%—that 15% are much riskier with their physical sexual behaviors as well as their digital sexual behaviors," says Rice.
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After their date, he decided to send her a sext to keep the spark alive.
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It is important to understand the risks before sending a sext to someone.
Synonyms
Words, pictures, or stories about sex that people find rude
A short message with rude words about sex that some people find offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sext as a noun is a modern word made from sex + text, so a 'sexual message' sent by phone or email. A helpful way to remember it is to see it as a private text about sex.