spammy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English spam

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English spammy

From spam + -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈspæm.i/

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• Rhymes: -æmi

Adjective

spammy (comparative spammier, superlative spammiest) (informal)

1. Resembling or characteristic of spam (the meat product).
   • 1994, Scott D. Aniolowski, ‎Thomas M. K. Stratman, Cthulhu's Heirs: Tales of the Mythos for the New Millennium (page 15)

     […] spammy forehead and eyes like large brown meatballs in lashings of milk […]

2. Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling spam (junk e-mail).

Derived terms

• spammily
• spamminess

Translations

relating to or being junk email

• Georgian: სპამური (sṗamuri)
• Turkish: spamcıl (tr)