"cyberflashing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cyber-flashing [alternative]
Etymology: From cyber- + flashing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cyber-|flashing}} cyber- + flashing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cyberflashing (uncountable)
  1. (computing, crime) The unsolicited sending of sexually explicit pictures of oneself to another person by means of a computer or telecommunication network. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Crime

Alternative forms

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