Meaning of textation | Babel Free

Definitions

The social practice of exchanging text messages.

nonstandard, rare, uncountable

Examples

““What did the text say⟳?” Hadley ask⟳. “Nothing,” I mumble. “It was just a misunderstanding.” Hadley nods knowingly. “Lost in textation.” I lean⟳ against the counter and glare at her. “What?” “Lost in textation. It’s that awkward part of texting where the context of a conversation is lost without being able to see⟳ the person's face⟳ or hear⟳ their inflection.” I sigh⟳. “Will you stop⟳ looking at Urban Dictionary? Mom, tell⟳ her to get⟳ off Urban Dictionary. It’s completely inappropriate. Do you know⟳ what kind of things are on there? Words you and Dad don’t even know⟳.””

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