to spam
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4.6
To send unwanted messages to many people, usually by email
- verb
- /spæm/
- Texting
:
enviar mensajes no solicitados
- Don't spam the group chat with unrelated links; it's frustrating for everyone.
OK, but it's like everyone is just spamming fan house, fan house.
- OK, but it's like everyone is just spamming fan house, fan house.
- And then I ask him what he's doing and he's spamming people
- They'll, they'll be notified and they'll spam it in your face.
- How about some music message boards, but not spamming them, becoming a part of that community.
- Now that's not to say you should like go berate people and spam their inbox, not at all.
- Wow, this is a real business started like spamming that and.
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Examples
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It's annoying when companies spam my inbox with promotional emails every day.
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Canadian has been charged with spamming Twitch.
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2. Please "Do Not Spam" - Spam comments will be deleted immediately upon our review.
Blog text (34) -
Please, guys, don't spam those things.
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I reported the user for trying to spam the chat with repeated messages.
Synonyms
to bombard
vsto spam
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5.6
To give someone many questions or messages quickly
is a mass one-time sending rather than repeated targeted pressure
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3.8
To send the same message to many people at once
is sent without recipients' consent and is unwanted
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Etymology
Spam as a verb comes from the canned meat brand SPAM and a comedy sketch that shouted the word over and over until it felt annoying. Online users began using spam for many repeated or unwanted messages, so to spam someone is to send them lots of unwanted messages.