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textaholic

/ˈtɛkstəˈhɒlɪk/
noun
One who spends a great deal of time sending text messages.

Origin
text +‎ -aholic, extraction from alcoholic

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My grandchildren are not quite textaholics, but they do use text messages as their primary mode of communication, almost never checking email at all. The difficulty with texting is knowing when to stop answering the latest in the string of one word responses.

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