Skip to main content
When you're texting (via your cell phone or an IM program on your computer) and you're being bombarded with legitimate texts from other people (ie you're stuck in multiple conversations, and can't seem to respond to one without at least one or two more sending you messages while you're trying to respond to a first message).
"All three of my girlfriends were online and they were vortexting me like crazy. I almost said the wrong thing to the wrong girlfriend!"
Vortext by Biofungus November 25, 2009
Urban Dictionary Merch
Your favorite words on things you can wear, drink from, read, or give to a friend.
The Urban Dictionary Store sells gifts you’ll have to explain.
When a group text provokes anxiety and becomes difficult to remove oneself from and/or a new text is sent every second or less.
Help me I can't escape the vortext!
Vortext by Rach Rocka June 23, 2015
The spaceless, timeless dimension where lost texts exist until they re-enter the universe and arrive in your cell phone inbox; a hopeless, senseless text conversation in which one or both participants is repeatedly unable to determine the meaning and direction of the conversation despite all attempts to get the conversation back on track
Person 1 text: I liked your shoes

(two hours later)

Person 2 text: Thank you

Person 1 text: What?

Person 2: I said thank you

Person 1: I know for what?

Person 2: U said u like my shoes

Person 1: I sent that 2 hours ago

Person 2: Omg this fone sux!

(two hours later)

Person 1: Why?

Person 2: Why what?

Person 1: I am replying to ur text just now

Person 2: I didn't send a text

Person 1: Yes u did

Person 2: What did u say?

Person 1: Nvm we are caught in a vortext

Person 2: A what?

Person 1: Nvm

(two hours later)

Person 2: Nvm what?

Person 1: Aaaaargh!
vortext by Danstrom August 4, 2010
1. the phenomenon that can occur after meeting someone and exchanging numbers in hopes of actually meeting face to face at some later point in time. but what ends up happening is just infinite text message only communication. Actual phone calls are useless because the other person prefers to only comunicate by texting.
shmoe (text): let's meet up some time this week.

becca (text): idk kinda busy. text me later.

shmoe : shit, i'm in the vortext
Vortext by geekernet December 9, 2010

polar vortext 

A cold and/or dismissive text reply.
Sean: "So I asked her if she wanted to hang out sometime and all she wrote back was 'k'."
Joe: "Damn, son. That's a polar vortext."
polar vortext by gdbrainbdbrain November 16, 2014

The Herrero Vortex

The Herrero Vortex is named for the situation, whereby one finds themselves in the company of someone who talks continually, non-stop, about stuff no one wants to hear, and apparently has the stamina to go for hours. It's coupled with the circumstance, where you cannot easily get away. At first there may be an interesting point made, or you just want to be polite. After a while, it becomes annoying and you just want it to end. It could even affect your mental state, as eventually, your only goal is to escape. It gets its name from the Spanish word for blacksmith - someone who tirelessly and with fortitude, hammers away at something for hours at a time.
Dude, I got caught in the Herrero Vortex last night, at that poker game. This guy just would not stop talking, and I made some bad calls.

Youtube Vortex 

The event of misplacing time because you're on YouTube and you keep clicking on things that look interesting until eventually you've been completely sucked in and have lost years of your life.
Person: Dude, why weren't you at my birthday party last week?
Other person: Sorry man, I got trapped in a YouTube Vortex.
Youtube Vortex by Bucket McGee December 25, 2011
More from Urban Dictionary
When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
Word of the Day on October 26, 2026

Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
Word of the Day on October 25, 2026

Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026
Load more