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单词 sext
释义

sext1

/sɛkst /
noun
A service forming part of the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church, traditionally said (or chanted) at the sixth hour of the day (i.e. noon).A vow of celibacy would be the order of the day, although there is something called sext… a midday prayer.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin sexta (hora) 'sixth (hour)', from sextus 'sixth'.

Rhymes

sext2

/sɛkst /
informal
verb [with object] (usually as noun sexting)
Send (someone) sexually explicit photographs or messages via mobile phone: older teens are more likely to engage in sexting than their younger counterparts one in nine Brits sext their partner every day, a new survey has found [no object]: the primary reason teenagers sext is to look cool and sexy to someone they find attractive...
  • In Vermont, they're considering legal protection for teens who have been caught sexting.
  • Parents have been warned of a new teenage trend of "sexting", in which children exchange explicit photos of themselves by text.
  • Almost unheard of a year or two ago, sexting cases are popping up with more frequency across the country.
noun
A sexually explicit photograph or message sent via mobile phone: many kids who send sexts say they meant to play a joke...
  • We're talking to one teen whose text or sext changed his life and not for the better.
  • Alex, 19, received his first sext from a girl he met at a party.
  • Researchers found youngsters were regularly being sent sex texts or "sexts" - often by their school friends.

Derivatives

sexter

noun ...
  • While studies have determined that older sexters tend to be driven by power and dominance, for those in their 20s and below there are no such associations; it's just normal behaviour
  • The study found that teen sexters are more likely to report being sexually active than their non-sexting counterparts.
  • He isn't the only sexter whose mobile phone behaviour has landed him in trouble.

Origin

Early 21st century: blend of sex and text.

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