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Sexting vs Sexing - What's the difference?

sexting | sexing |

As verbs the difference between sexting and sexing

is that sexting is while sexing is .

As a noun sexting

is the act of sending sexually explicit text messages and/or photographs between cell phones.

sexting

English

(wikipedia sexting)

Noun

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  • The act of sending sexually explicit text messages and/or photographs between cell phones.
  • * 2009 , Annalisa Barbieri, "You don't know what sexting is?", The Guardian , 7 Aug 2009:
    • There are already concerns that young people are unaware of the serious legal implications that sexting can have.

    Verb

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    • Usage notes

    The verb (term) is most often used in the form (sexting).

    Coordinate terms

    * textual harassment * textual intercourse

    sexing

    English

    Verb

    (head)