sextortion

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noun

A form of sexual extortion; the extortion of a person through the use of the history of their sexual conduct (such as saved sexting messages).

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Meanings

nounsextortion (uncountable)
  1. colloquialuncountableA form of sexual extortion; the extortion of a person through the use of the history of their sexual conduct (such as saved sexting messages).

    Facebook had to assess nearly 54,000 potential cases of revenge pornography and “sextortion” on the site in a single month, according to a leaked document.

    2017 May 22, Nick Hopkins, Olivia Solon, “Facebook flooded with ‘sextortion’ and ‘revenge porn’, files reveal”, in The Guardian

Origin

Blend of sex + extortion.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 性勒索
  • 性勒索Translations
Polish szantaż seksualny
  • szantaż seksualnyTranslations
Spanish sextorsión
  • sextorsiónTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

sextortion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sextortion

MLA

“sextortion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sextortion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sextortion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sextortion.

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