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to spam

to spam

1 4.6
To send unwanted messages to many people, usually by email
  • verb
  • /spæm/
  • Texting
translation icon : 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.

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Examples

  • It's annoying when companies spam my inbox with promotional emails every day.

  • Canadian has been charged with spamming Twitch.

  • 2. Please "Do Not Spam" - Spam comments will be deleted immediately upon our review.

    Blog text (34)
  • Please, guys, don't spam those things.

  • I reported the user for trying to spam the chat with repeated messages.

Synonyms

to bombard
vsto spam
39 5.6

To give someone many questions or messages quickly

is a mass one-time sending rather than repeated targeted pressure
to blast
vsto spam
  • Jargon
6 3.8

To send the same message to many people at once

is sent without recipients' consent and is unwanted

Idioms

spam in a can
  • Informal
8.6

A thing that is cheap and has little value

Phrasal Verbs

to prevent spam
  • Texting
1 3.3

To stop unwanted messages like junk email from reaching your inbox

How Many

to bombard
39 5.6
to spam
  • Texting
1 4.6
to mail out
6 3.0
to message
  • Texting
26 2.3

Surface Forms

spam infinitive
spammed past
spammed past participle
spamming present participle
spams third person singular

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.