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spammy

spammy

6 6.1
Full of unwanted online messages that try to sell things
  • adjective
  • /ˈspæmi/
  • Texting
: spam
  • Some spam filters look for overly spammy headlines, too many images, or too much text.

No, not in a spammy, sleazy, salesy kind of way.

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Examples

  • I know from a blogger's standpoint it is really frustrating to get a bunch of spammy comments.

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  • Sadly, I have noticed the rise in spammy comments and fake followers in everyone's feed, my own included.

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  • You took something potentially spammy and turned it on its head.

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  • I get tons of these spammy comments, and most of them never make it up to my blog.

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  • I can't believe how spammy this is already.

  • Facebook doesn't want to show its users spam, so it limits the reach of spammy pages.

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  • You're not only engaging in a spammy business practice, but you're spinning your wheels.

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  • Most pages weren't affected by these changes, but spammy pages got penalized and they're the ones complaining.

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  • Many websites are plagued by spammy ads that disrupt the user experience.

  • I always delete spammy emails because they fill my inbox with junk.

Antonyms

700 2.5

Very useful and important, for example advice or skills

556 3.3

Closely connected to what people are talking about or doing

How Spammy

spammy
  • Texting
6 6.1
unsolicited
31 6.7
promotional
68 4.1

Surface Forms

spammy positive
spamier comparative
spammiest superlative

Morphology

spammy = spam (transparent) = spam + y

The adjective 'spammy' is transparently derived from 'spam', indicating something that resembles or contains spam.

Etymology

Spammy comes from spam, the name of a 'canned meat' product. Because a famous funny sketch kept repeating the word 'spam', people began using spam for lots of 'unwanted messages', so spammy describes something full of unwanted messages or ads.