sextortion

English

Etymology

Blend of sex +‎ extortion

Noun

sextortion (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) 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).
    • 2017, Nick Hopkins, Olivia Solon, The Guardian, 22 May:
      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.

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