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Text length

Having a desire to maintain communication with someone without actually speaking on the phone. Similar to arm's length but more high tech.
Friend: "Johnny's really cool."

Me: "I wouldn't know. He talks so much that I try to keep a text length distance from him."
by Jwil August 31, 2013
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text-a-bout

A long and rapid fire text exchange between two or more people, usually about nothing, using mobile devices. Text-a-bouts usually are social in nature and in the past may have been grounds for other forms of conversation such as a phone call. " I was about to call Jane but we got into this big text-a-bout and didn't have to."

Not to be confused with Text-battle which is more combative in nature, a text-a-bout is usually more casual and sometimes flirtatious in nature. Seldom spoken about but you know when it occurs, typically 20-30 texts at a time would comprise a text-a-bout.
" I was about to call Jane but we got into this big text-a-bout and didn't have to."
by Ben Jud64 November 17, 2013
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Mum text

When one receives a text from one's mother. Usually it involves incorrect use of acronyms. For example "LOL" is used for "Lots of love", WTF is used as "Well that's fantastic" and ROFL is a misspelled use of the name of TV presenter and all round good guy, Rolf Harris.

This is also a text with overly abbreviated words to save on the cost of a message despite it not being 1992 and they don't cost anything on most service plans.

Also, at this time of year (then end of it) you may receive a mum text at around 9.30pm on new years eve to "beat the rush at midnight" like texts are fighting their way through the traffic of the ether
Mum text. She says "hi D, hpe u gt hme sfly. Yr fat arsd wfe drnk all my wine. ROFL LOL WTF X"
by Daphne Widethigh April 21, 2018
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National Text Your Crush Day

On September 24 you text your crush and it’s ok if *insert pronouns here* reject(s) you at least you don’t have to wonder what if
You: hey it’s National Text Your Crush Day so, wanna be my *were gonna say person*
Crush: omg yesss
by dëēź ñūtż September 20, 2021
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text ninja

n. name given to anyone who had the ability of texting long coherent messages on their phone without looking. this was usually done back when phones had button keyboards and where not touch screen.
Chelsea can hold a conversation with you and simultaneously text behind her back. The ultimate text ninja.

The art of the text ninja has disappeared over the years.

Becoming a text ninja requires patience and the memorization of the "qwerty" style keyboard.
by Sloth Slayer October 23, 2016
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Stages of Texting

The formality of your messages, mainly texting for how a person may judge your internet/online status. The different stages include usage of capital letters, punctuation, and emojis.
Stages of Texting
Stage 1 (informal): OMG THAT WAS SOOOOOOOOOO FUNNY *insert crying laughing emoji here*
Stage 2 (casual): Yeah the party's on Thursday
Stage 3 (normal): I'm pretty sure she's upset about her boyfriend dumping her.
Stage 4 (ass eater): Laughing out loud, that was quite the funny joke x capital d laughing my ass off.
by Chinis Chink December 3, 2016
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text-exed

v., past tense, to have been dumped by your significant other via a text message. Also, text-exing, text-exer.
I got text-exed last night. My girlfriend found that stripper's phone number in my jeans and sent me a text that we were done...
by pm1960 May 26, 2010
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