Meanings
adjectiveintexticated (comparative more intexticated, superlative most intexticated)
comparative more intexticated · superlative most intexticated
- neologismrareslangDistracted by text messaging; said of someone driving poorly for this reason.
What about driving while intexticated?
2009 February 25, The Citizen, “Re: {OP-ED} The punishment for DUI is way too harsh”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet)1 more example
Mr. Sweeney almost paid a price for, as the saying goes, driving while “intexticated.” About a year ago, he said, he almost got into a collision as he was text-messaging while driving.
2008 March 16, Dave Caldwell, “With Text-Messaging Ban While Driving, Legislators Play Gizmo Catch-Up”, in The New York Times
Origin
Blend of intoxicated + text.
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intexticated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intexticated
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“intexticated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intexticated. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intexticated,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intexticated.
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