by Chris Bodenner
College OTR calls it the "word of the week," based on a story of two Seattle cheerleaders suspended (up to a year) for showing up nude on cell phones around school (they're suing -- in part because of the sexist double standard of male abettors going unpunished). However, based on these stats, the "sexting" portmanteau is more like a word of the year. Urban Dictionary defines it:
Along with this disaster, the perils of sexting are a popular theme lately.v: the act of text messaging someone in the hopes of having a sexual encounter with them later
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/12/sexting/207623/
