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Definition of "spam" []

  • Unsolicited e-mail, often of a commercial nature, sent indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups; junk e-mail. (noun)
  • To send unsolicited e-mail to. (verb-transitive)
  • To send (a message) indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "spam" in a sentence
  • "A: Send a message to Twitter spam watch team at @spam with the suspicious user name."
  • "* a reply to @spam like so: @spam this is a spam account: @bigmoney5 and we'll take care of it."
  • "13: 19 RT: @JamesRivers @MariSmith No kidding … just found out best practice is to send spam accounts or fake accounts to @spam when you see them rossgoldberg that's terrible! aren't they going to refund your $? melbournegirl I actually have seen that .. what does that say about me?"