spam, junk e-mail
(noun) unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)
Spam
(noun) a canned meat made largely from pork
spam
(verb) send unwanted or junk e-mail
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spam (countable and uncountable, plural spams)
(uncountable, rarely, countable, computing, Internet) Unsolicited bulk electronic messages.
Antonym: ham
(uncountable, computing, Internet) Any undesired electronic content automatically generated for commercial purposes.
A type of tinned meat made mainly from ham.
• blog spam
• e-mail spam/email spam
• log spam
• messaging spam
• mobile phone spam
• newsgroup spam
• referer spam
• social networking spam
• social spam
• e-mail, email
spam (third-person singular simple present spams, present participle spamming, simple past and past participle spammed)
(intransitive, computing, Internet) To send spam (i.e. unsolicited electronic messages.)
(transitive, computing, Internet) To send spam (i.e. unsolicited electronic messages) to a person or entity.
(transitive, by extension, video games) To use (a spell or ability) rapidly and repeatedly.
(transitive, intransitive, computing, Internet) To post the same text repeatedly with disruptive effect; to flood.
• AMPS, APMs, MAPs, MPAs, amps, maps, pams, sAMP, samp
SPAM
Alternative form of spam (tinned meat product)
• AMPS, APMs, MAPs, MPAs, amps, maps, pams, sAMP, samp
Spam
Alternative form of spam (tinned meat product)
• AMPS, APMs, MAPs, MPAs, amps, maps, pams, sAMP, samp
Source: Wiktionary
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
