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dead text 

a text that has nothing you can reply to or ends a conversation.
guy 1: wats up
guy 2: nothin. u?
guy 1: nothin
guy 2: cool
guy 1: ok
guy 2: dude thats a dead text
dead text by twitchykid123 December 13, 2010

dead text 

A text received so late that its subject matter is void.
I got John's text about the homework questions too late - by the time I responded, the assignment was already due.

Turned on my phone after finally recharging it and now have a bunch of dead texts flooding my inbox.
dead text by Kishyotai September 30, 2010

dead text 

receiving absolutely NO response after texting a girl you met for the first time earlier in the week, even if you felt like there was a good connection between the two of you
1.
His Text:
Hey Cindy, I had fun hanging out last night, I'm gonna have a little cook out with some friends tonight, what are you up to?

Her Text:_________________________

2.
His Text:
Hi Shelley you definitely broke it down on that dance floor on Friday, did you take classes for those moves?

Her Text:_________________________

3.
Scenario with Friend

Friend: Did you ever get in touch with that cutie you hung out with all night?

You: Well I send her a text yesterday...

Friend: ...and?

You: Nothing! No response!

Friend: Damn dude, I can't believe you got dead texted after that.
dead text by adiboy January 10, 2012

Dead-End Text 

A text that closes the conversation because it doesn't lead to any engagement from the other user, besides one or two words.
Dead-end text: Thanks for last night.
Dead-End Text by Bellaisa Filippis January 22, 2015

Dead-end text 

When you text someone and they don't ever respond.
Guy 1: Hey, I dead-end texted my girlfriend today.
Guy 2: Does she ever respond?
Guy 1: No

dead texter 

a person who is texting while walking and gets hit by a car, run into by a person, texting while driving, or falls off a curb and breaks their neck because they weren't paying attention to their surroundings.
Bob became a dead texter when he walked into traffic and was hit by a garbage truck while texting.
dead texter by wheelieguy September 14, 2010
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