texting standoff

(n) when you and another person mutually to text each other in the hopes that the other person is going to "give in" and text first but in the end you just don't talk anymore because neither will give in

They were in a texting standoff and neither would give in and text the other first.

by geekintechnicolor August 30, 2011

Entered Text Standoff

An awkward standstill when two people realize they are typing to each other at the same time. They both stop typing to see if the other person responds first.

Jenny and I never finished cybering. I wanted to read her arousing message first but we engaged in an Entered Text Standoff

by SpyderNinja June 19, 2009

Text-ican Standoff

When a man and a woman start dating, but one of them loses interest and stops texting, and the other person doesn't want to send another text until the person that has lost interest responds to their previous text for the fear that they are seeming desperate. Similar to the Mexican Standoff but with texts not guns.

Also see Textual Standoff

Mike - Hey Jason, how's it going with the girl you've been seeing?

Jason - Not good.. I sent her a text a few days ago and she hasn't responded yet, so I'm in a Text-ican Standoff.

by RatBoy April 21, 2018