when you are in the middle of something, (eating, reading, texting, talking... but not limited to these things) and an text comes to your phone, you proceed to try and do both things, or completely stop everything to check the text.
Billy had to have jane repeat herself, he was textstracted while she was talking to him. He blamed it on bad cell reception.
by cootiesun January 13, 2011
Get the textstracted mug.When you unintentionally drop out of a conversation, drive into oncoming traffic, or run over the neighbor's cat with your lawnmower because your attention was drawn away by a beautiful woman and/or perfect tits. The male equivalent to dickstracted.
I got so titstracted when I saw Amber Rose at the mall that I tripped into a twenty-minute fall down the up escalator.
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I rear-ended the car in front of me because I got titstracted by the woman in the tight shirt walking on the sidewalk.
by David90049 July 9, 2009
Get the Titstracted mug.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!
Officer: Do you realize how fast you were driving?
He/She: I am very sorry, Officer. I was textracted!
by Paradiselost February 26, 2009
Get the Textracted mug.(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!
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You: Hello?
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(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.
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(Steve, sitting right next to you, doesn't respond; he's too busy texting)
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You: Steve?
You: Steve!
You: STEEEEEEVVVVEEE!!!
Steve: Oh, what? Sorry, I was just textracted.
You: Hey!
Sheila: Hey, dude.
You: I love you!
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You: Hello?
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(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.
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(Steve, sitting right next to you, doesn't respond; he's too busy texting)
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You: Steve?
You: Steve!
You: STEEEEEEVVVVEEE!!!
Steve: Oh, what? Sorry, I was just textracted.
by ll Jet ll March 12, 2011
Get the textracted mug.Justin: Hey Keith why aren't you getting any work done?
Keith: Sorry, I got titstracted by that hot blonde.
Keith: Sorry, I got titstracted by that hot blonde.
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Get the Titstracted mug.When feeling that urge to text someone while also walking or driving or somewhere that takes your concentration away for being 'textracted'.... (of course please do not text and drive)
Walking for the bus, Angy grabbed her phone to text someone.
Text: "on my...........fuck, I just tripped over the pavement. On my way"
Still being 'textracted' Angy quickens her pace and starts to slowly run for the bus that she see from the corner of her eye has arrived at the bus stop.
Text: "Gettin on bus...........shit, coat is caught in the buses door.......on bus now"
Text: "on my...........fuck, I just tripped over the pavement. On my way"
Still being 'textracted' Angy quickens her pace and starts to slowly run for the bus that she see from the corner of her eye has arrived at the bus stop.
Text: "Gettin on bus...........shit, coat is caught in the buses door.......on bus now"
by Long Johns January 1, 2014
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