n. 1. Unsolicited email, often of a commercial nature, sent indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups; junk email. 2. A single piece of such email: "receiving dozens of spams a day" (George Johnson). tr.v. spammed, spam·ming, spams 1. To send unsolicited email to. 2. To send (a message) indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups. [From SPAM (probably inspired by a comedy routine on the British television series Monty Python's Flying Circus, in which the word is repeated incessantly).] spam·mer n. |
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A trademark for a canned meat product consisting primarily of chopped pork pressed into a loaf. |
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