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- [spam]
- /spæm/
- /spæm/
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- [spam]
- /spæm/
Definitions of spam word
- noun spam (lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively): Install spam blocker software and keep your email spam filters updated to protect your accounts from unsolicited spam. 1
- adjective spam (lowercase) Digital Technology. (of promotional content on the Internet) irrelevant or misdirected: The search engine delivered spam websites that had nothing to do with my keywords. 1
- verb with object spam (lowercase) Digital Technology. to send spam to. 1
- verb with object spam (lowercase) Digital Technology. to execute (an action) or use (an item) rapidly or repeatedly in a video game: Spam the attack button as soon as the fight begins. 1
- verb without object spam (lowercase) Digital Technology. to send spam. 1
- noun spam unsolicited e-mail 1
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Origin of spam
First appearance:
before 1937 One of the 8% newest English words
1937; (def 1) sp(iced) + (h)am1; (other defs.) 1990-95; probably referring to a comedy routine on Monty Python's Flying Circus, British TV series, in which the word Spam is used repeatedly
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Parts of speech for Spam
noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spam popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spam usage trend in Literature
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