sexting

Etymology

Blend of sex + texting.

noun

1. The act of transmitting and/or receiving sexually suggestive text messages and/or photographs between cell phones equipped with text messaging.
   There are already concerns that young people are unaware of the serious legal implications that sexting can have. 2009-08-06, Annalisa Barbieri, “You don't know what sexting is?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
   But perhaps the most critical question in this area of research concerns the effect of sexting on relationship quality. Does sexting benefit or harm relationships? 2018, Zizi Papacharissi, editor, A Networked Self and Love, Routledge

verb

1. present participle and gerund of sext