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Word: Spam
Speech Type: Noun
1930s: apparently from sp(iced h)am. The internet sense appears to derive from a sketch by the British ‘Monty Python’ comedy group, set in a cafe in which every item on the menu includes spam
spam
irrelevant or unsolicited messages sent over the internet, typically to a large number of users, for the purposes of advertising, phishing, spreading malware, etc.
Short Definition:irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on internet to large number of users
a tinned meat product made mainly from ham.
Short Definition:tinned meat product made mainly from ham
Word: Spam
Speech Type: Verb
spam
send the same message indiscriminately to (a large number of internet users).
Short Definition:send same message indiscriminately to
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