spam

spam
1. n. something disliked, typically, but not necessarily, food. (From the brand name of a canned meat product.)
□ I can’t eat this spam. It could be spoiled.
□ This book is spam! I refuse to read it.
2. n. one or a series of uninvited email messages advertising money-making schemes, pornography, or sales of any kind.
□ I never get any real messages. Only spam! U If I don’t recognize the sender, I assume the message is spam and I delete it.
3. tv. to clutter or fill someone’s email account with spam (sense 2).
□ ome jerk is spamming me with an advertisement for dirty pictures.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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