(adj.): When a person either (1) takes a ridiculously long time to respond to a text message due to other distractions or (2) ignores his or her surroundings because he/she is too focused on texting. These seemingly conflicting meanings can never occur simultaneously.
Ex 1)
You: Hey!
Sheila: Hey, dude.
You: I love you!
...
You: Hello?
...
(5 hours later) Sheila: Oops! Sorry! I love you, too...I was just textracted.
Ex 2)
You: (watching TV) Awesome! Steve, you have to see this.
...
(Steve, sitting right next to you, doesn't respond; he's too busy texting)
...
You: Steve?
You: Steve!
You: STEEEEEEVVVVEEE!!!
Steve: Oh, what? Sorry, I was just textracted.
You: Hey!
Sheila: Hey, dude.
You: I love you!
...
You: Hello?
...
(5 hours later) Sheila: Oops! Sorry! I love you, too...I was just textracted.
Ex 2)
You: (watching TV) Awesome! Steve, you have to see this.
...
(Steve, sitting right next to you, doesn't respond; he's too busy texting)
...
You: Steve?
You: Steve!
You: STEEEEEEVVVVEEE!!!
Steve: Oh, what? Sorry, I was just textracted.
by ll Jet ll March 12, 2011
Get the textracted mug.When a computer application has not received any useful update in many years and the users start to migrate to competing software not because they are necessarily better, but because they have regular updates.
Background:
The popular Mac text editor TextMate has not had any useful update in over 4 years. Leading to many TextMate users leaving for alternative text editors.
Background:
The popular Mac text editor TextMate has not had any useful update in over 4 years. Leading to many TextMate users leaving for alternative text editors.
Tiz: "QuickSilver is quickly becoming textmated."
Miz: "Yeah, I textmated to LaunchBar last month. I wish they had a picture based UI like QuickSilver."
Bounce: "I textmated to BBEdit last week, it's going to take awhile to get used to, but at least I know there are going to be regular updates."
Miz: "Yeah, I textmated to LaunchBar last month. I wish they had a picture based UI like QuickSilver."
Bounce: "I textmated to BBEdit last week, it's going to take awhile to get used to, but at least I know there are going to be regular updates."
by vinnyrose August 13, 2011
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Not worthy of an individual phone call. To be demoted to a text message notification rather than making a separate phone call.
Mike: Hey Joe, did you make all your holiday phone calls?
Joe: Yes, I called a bunch of people
Mike: Did you call your uncle Junior?
Joe: No, he's been Textlisted. I sent him and a bunch of others a group message.
Mike: Yeah, don't waste your time.
Joe: Yes, I called a bunch of people
Mike: Did you call your uncle Junior?
Joe: No, he's been Textlisted. I sent him and a bunch of others a group message.
Mike: Yeah, don't waste your time.
by ynbk November 25, 2009
Get the Textlisted mug.A person who is clearly observed to be the queen (or king) of texting and while also being in full denial of said texting habits.
Sarah, the Textmaster General, completely missed her bustop because she was involved with her phone and she would become angry about the reasons why later on if you bugged her about it.
by Language Arts Legend May 17, 2009
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She never answers my calls, but she textd me four times while I was leaving a voicemail. She must be a textmaster
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Get the textmaster mug.When feeling that urge to text someone while also walking or driving or somewhere that takes your concentration away for being 'textracted'.... (of course please do not text and drive)
Walking for the bus, Angy grabbed her phone to text someone.
Text: "on my...........fuck, I just tripped over the pavement. On my way"
Still being 'textracted' Angy quickens her pace and starts to slowly run for the bus that she see from the corner of her eye has arrived at the bus stop.
Text: "Gettin on bus...........shit, coat is caught in the buses door.......on bus now"
Text: "on my...........fuck, I just tripped over the pavement. On my way"
Still being 'textracted' Angy quickens her pace and starts to slowly run for the bus that she see from the corner of her eye has arrived at the bus stop.
Text: "Gettin on bus...........shit, coat is caught in the buses door.......on bus now"
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Get the Textracted mug.Textracted is when someone is completely distracted by texting that they don't notice what's going on in the world around them.
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