sexting
Risqué phone messages
Sexting is the activity or sending sexually explicit messages or photographs using SMS (on a cell phone, for example).
The word is formed from sex and texting.
Sexting is usually associated with teenagers and young people, though politicians have occasionally been caught in sexting scandals.
Handheld connected computer
- messagingSending written digital communications
- SnapchatDisappearing multimedia messenger
- nudeUnclothed state
- photoCaptured still image
video · emoji · camera roll · screenshot · send · delete · disappearing messages · filter
Digital intimidation of others
- blackmailCoercion through damaging threats
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- revenge pornNon-consensual intimate imagery distribution
screenshot · leak · forwarding · pressure · regret · exposure · nonconsensual · sextortion
Playful romantic attention
- desireIntense wanting
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- foreplayPre-coital intimacy
fantasy · dirty talk · suggestive · provocative · seduction · anticipation · chemistry · passion
Voluntary agreement given
- boundariesLines marking separation
- age verificationConfirming someone meets minimum years
- legalityConformance with law
- criminalizationMaking conduct unlawful
minors · prosecution · age of consent · coercion · power dynamics · ethics · responsibility
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
- messagingSending written digital communications
- SnapchatDisappearing multimedia messenger
- nudeUnclothed state
photo · video · emoji · camera roll · screenshot · send · delete · disappearing messages · filter · selfie
cyberbullying
Digital intimidation of others
- blackmailCoercion through damaging threats
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- exploitationSelfish use of others
revenge porn · screenshot · leak · forwarding · pressure · regret · exposure · nonconsensual · sextortion · harassment
flirtation
Playful romantic attention
foreplay · fantasy · dirty talk · suggestive · provocative · seduction · anticipation · chemistry · passion · turn-on
consent
Voluntary agreement given
- boundariesLines marking separation
- age verificationConfirming someone meets minimum years
- legalityConformance with law
criminalization · minors · prosecution · age of consent · coercion · power dynamics · ethics · responsibility
long-distance
Across great distances
- trustConfidence in another
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
affair · couple · partner · spouse · monogamy · jealousy · reconnection · marriage · dating · courtship
- internet safetyonline safety, internet safety, data privacy, online privacy, privacy settings
- Neologismsselfie, blog, vlog, podcast, hashtag
- portmanteausbrunch, smog, motel, spork, chortle
- flirtationflirting, come-ons, pickup lines, sweet talk, seduction
- intimacykiss, hug, embrace, closeness, snuggling
- juvenile crimetruancy, vandalism, shoplifting, joyriding, underage drinking
sextingsexual intercourse
Bodily union between partners
making love · physical contact · bodily presence · holding hands · phone call
sextingfriendly chat
Casual, pleasant conversation
small talk · business correspondence · polite conversation · grocery list
sex, sexy, sexual, textbook, texts, pansexual, texting, bisexual, homosexual