sext
sext Lexical Profile
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• noun
A sexually explicit or suggestive message, photograph, or video sent electronically, especially via a mobile phone.
"The privacy workshop warned students about the legal and personal risks of forwarding a private sext without consent."
In Christian liturgy, the fourth of the seven canonical hours of prayer, traditionally recited at midday (the sixth hour of the day).
"The monastery bells rang out at noon to summon the brothers to the chapel for sext."
• verb
To send someone sexually explicit or suggestive messages, photographs, or videos electronically, especially via a mobile phone.
"A recent sociological survey examined how frequently young adults sext within long-distance relationships."
• Rhymes for sext
Word Origin & Etymology
The modern informal sense is a early 21st-century portmanteau blending 'sex' and 'text'. The older liturgical sense derives from Old French and ecclesiastical Latin sexta (hora), meaning 'the sixth hour' of the Roman day (corresponding to midday).