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An exorbitantly long text that, on one's phone, almost resembles an essay. Something that the person probably should have just called you and talked to you or left you a voicemail for. Textays usually go off on tangents and ignore the original topic at hand.
Chick, via text: hey how's it going :) i went to the supermarket ystrday and i was thinking of youuu i saw these cantaloupes and their skin had the most bumpy texture just like your hands after you were carrying the furniture upstairsss like who even knew someones skin could turn out like that?? i dont know?? haha we'll see after i go to med school though and i can diagnose everyone like it's nobody's business.. xxxoxxo ;))
Dude to friend: Wow, all I asked her was if she wanted to go to the hockey game... She sent me back a whole textay.
Friend: Maybe you should grade that shit.
textay by Brohan Santana May 22, 2009
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a text message so long that it is more like an essay
I had so much to say i wrote you a textay
textay by HuFFysDiRRty December 28, 2010
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textastrophe 

When you accidentally text the wrong person a really embarrassing message.

-- (Potentially) better sounding than "text-mergency" via. CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
That text was not meant for Josh!! It's a textastrophe!
textastrophe by dontTho September 21, 2016

textationship 

a friendly, romantic, sexual or intimate relationship, either brief or long-term, between two people whereby text messaging is utilized as the primary form of communication throughout, oftentimes due to one person's unwillingness and inability to express their feelings, unless at an impersonal level where senses, details and answers to questions and/or subject matter are intentionally avoided at the expense of disregarding and neglecting the need for sharing, giving, conveying a complete, forthright and respectful reply by other means of technology or face-to-face discussion.
My best friend ended the textationship with his girlfriend because of the many hours he was expected to spend engaging in arguments and discussion through text each day.
textationship by LaMachineary November 13, 2015

textaholic 

One who obsessively texts and always love getting texted back.
"Christian is such a textaholic! He wouldn't put down his phone!"
textaholic by Chris's_Zen May 4, 2013

textastrophy 

A text message send in error that will have life altering consequences for the worse.
"I just texted Josh that I love him and that he's the reason I moved to West Covina. What a textastrophy!"
textastrophy by mcbexx September 18, 2016

Textagenic 

It’s a word used to describe someone’s texting habits . If a person sucks at texting, like they don’t reply after hours or the following day, they’re NOT Textagenic Bad Texter. However, they ARE Textagenic if hey reply almost instantly Good Texter
Matt sucks at texting, I guess he’s just not textagenic.
Textagenic by Kenvee Lim October 31, 2019