Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

textation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tex-ta-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The social practice of exchanging text messages.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“What did the text say?” Hadley ask. “Nothing,” I mumble. “It was just a misunderstanding.” Hadley nods knowingly. “Lost in textation.” I lean against the counter and glare at her. “What?” “Lost in textation. It’s that awkward part of texting where the context of a conversation is lost without being able to see the person's face or hear their inflection.” I sigh. “Will you stop looking at Urban Dictionary? Mom, tell her to get off Urban Dictionary. It’s completely inappropriate. Do you know what kind of things are on there? Words you and Dad don’t even know.”"

Etymology

From text + -ation.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

textationship

Synonyms

texting text messaging

Questions

What does textation mean?: The social practice of exchanging text messages.
Where does textation come from?: From text + -ation.

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