sexting

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noun sex·ting \ ˈsek-stiŋ \

Definition of sexting

:the sending of sexually explicit messages or images by cell phone

Recent Examples of sexting from the Web

Two years ago a third of the Plainfield High football team got caught in a sexting scandal that resulted in the team forfeiting a game.

— desmond conner, courant.com, "Friend Request: Central's Pincince Wants To Help Students Learn Social Media Realities," 18 June 2017
The public vote on their 10-year renewal came at a politically vulnerable time for Yenni, who was just acknowledging the sexting scandal.

— NOLA.com, "The Yenni 500: What has Jefferson Parish's president accomplished at midterm?," 31 May 2017
Getty After being embroiled in sexting scandals for years—most recently involving a minor—former congressman and New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner was also served divorce papers by his wife, Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin.

— megan friedman, Marie Claire, "Huma Abedin Has Reportedly Filed for Divorce from Anthony Weiner," 19 May 2017
The former New York Democratic congressman will enter the plea in a federal courtroom in Manhattan in his latest sexting scandal involving a 15-year-old girl from North Carolina, the New York Times reports.

— stephen a. crockett jr., The Root, "Creepy Anthony Weiner to Plead Guilty in Latest Sexting Scandal," 19 May 2017
Eleven days before the presidential election, Weiner's sexting turned into a political bomb for Democrats.

— amber phillips, Washington Post, "A necessary moment for Anthony Weiner," 19 May 2017
Indeed, this is not the first sexting scandal that has embroiled Weiner’s political career.

— yasmeen serhan, The Atlantic, "Anthony Weiner's Guilty Plea," 19 May 2017
CNN reports that then-US Attorney Preet Bharara in New York is investigating allegations first reported in the Daily Mail, that Weiner had carried on a sexting relationship with the minor.

— z. byron wolf, CNN, "Hillary Clinton blames James Comey for her loss. Why not blame Anthony Weiner?," 19 May 2017
Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner pleaded guilty today in New York to a sexting relationship with a Gaston County teenager that may have helped turn the presidential election.

— michael gordon, charlotteobserver, "Weiner sexting scandal with Charlotte area teen ends with a guilty plea," 19 May 2017

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