The term given to the activity of individuals who communicate regularly using mobile phone text messaging.
Jeff uses Text Tennis when he can't be bothered engaging in vocal conversation with his girlfriend.
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The activity involving a number of text messages sent back and forth between two individuals. This can lead to hand cramps and issues of insecurity and/or frustration. Does he like me? Will she sleep with me? This issue has arisen in the dating misadventures of 3six5dates.
Alternatively, Texting Tennis is a useful form of interrogation.
Cindy: Hey, what’cha doin? 2.13pm, Tuesday.
Mark: Nothin’ much. What ya up to? 3.46pm, Tuesday.
Cindy: Yeah same. 4.01pm, Tuesday.
Mark: Cool. 4.50pm, Tuesday.
Cindy: Cool. 9.32am Wednesday.
Yep. That's tennis texting.
The act of two people constantly texting each other despite being in close proximity. Usually to conceal a relationship. The irony being that it is blatantly obvious to everyone in the room what they are doing.
"I see the ugly guy and the slut are playing text tennis again".
"Yeah, pretty obvious eh?"