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Textracted

Past Tense The act of texting that causes to turn away from the original focus of attention or interest.
I got off the elevator on the wrong floor because I was textracted.

Officer: Do you realize how fast you were driving?

He/She: I am very sorry, Officer. I was textracted!
Textracted by Paradiselost February 26, 2009
Related Words

tetracized 

Having four parts which come into existence as part of a natural process as opposed to starting out ipso facto out-of-the-box with said four parts.
The tilt of the earth tetracized the year giving us four seasons. Nobody tetracized the automobile - it has always had four wheels. Nature tetracized a fair many things - an animal's limbs, for instance. The Spiral of Life is the atom and tetracized within a span of 496 intervals.
tetracized by tgifrydei May 11, 2016

textracted

(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.
textracted by ll Jet ll March 12, 2011

Textercise 

They textercise like crazy
Textercise by jbrown101st January 29, 2009

Texterciser 

A person who monopolizes a gym machine texting or exercising their fingers rather than physically exercising.
The gym is a waste of time when you are a texterciser.
Texterciser by Pacergirl August 1, 2019
The act of engaging in extra exercise, beyond one's normal regimen
If I do a litle extracise, then I can have dessert tonight.
extracise by RK089 November 15, 2006