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textervention 

An intervention required to save someone from the debilitating effects of their mobile device addiction.
Tom: "John has been texting Julia so much lately that his wireless bill was $600 last month, and the doctor says he's developing Carpel Tunnel Syndrome... and he's starting to look cross-eyed."

Matt: "Holy smokes, yo. I think he needs a textervention."

Tom: "Yah. We'll probably have to do it via group text though."
textervention by NickolaiS July 23, 2013
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Textervention 

An intervention performed via text to save someone from the effects of their lack of sobriety
Irene was blowing up Agatha's phone with irrational, drunk texts about her bae... Agatha performed a textervention to back her away from the ledge.
Textervention by DivaPP November 24, 2014

texterection 

When a person hears that they got a text message but can't look at it for a while and all they can think about is looking at it.
I'm in this freaking meeting and i can't look at the text i just got. I got the worse texterection.
texterection by atomandeve March 15, 2011

Textervation 

Much like a conversation, but one that takes place through texting. It can also be a conversation over instant messaging or a similar application. It feels weird calling a virtual conversation an actual conversation, to textervation is appropriate
"I'm not the one calling names in this textervation"


"that was a deep textervation we had last night"
Textervation by LANuh February 17, 2009

Thotervention 

When your friend starts fall for a Thot that the whole squad smashed and you won't let you friend go down.
My boy was falling for a Thot so we held a thotervention to stop him before he got her pregnant.
Thotervention by Mizfit29 June 1, 2016

tintervention 

When a member of your group or organization has gone too far with their tinfoil hat conspiracies and it's time for friends and family to intervene.

"stomp went too far m8's, it's time for a tintervention"
"stomp went too far m8's, it's time for a tintervention"
tintervention by OzPride September 8, 2020
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