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spammy

UK/ˈspæm.i/

spammy adjective: resembling or characteristic of spam (the meat product).

Adjective

spammy (comparative spammier, superlative spammiest)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of spam (the meat product).
    • […] spammy forehead and eyes like large brown meatballs in lashings of milk […]1994, Scott D. Aniolowski, Thomas M. K. Stratman, Cthulhu's Heirs: Tales of the Mythos for the New Millennium (page 15)
  2. (informal) Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling spam (junk e-mail).

Forms of spammy

comparativespammier
superlativespammiest

Origin of spammy

From spam + -y.

Words formed from spammy

Words that rhyme with spammy

17 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about spammy

What does spammy mean?
Spammy means resembling or characteristic of spam (the meat product).
What part of speech is spammy?
Spammy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce spammy?
Spammy is pronounced /ˈspæm.i/ (UK).

Words near spammy in the dictionary

  1. spammiest
  2. spamminess
  3. spamming
  4. spammings
  5. spammish
  6. spammy
  7. spamouflage
  8. Spampinato
  9. Spampinatos
  10. spamproof
  11. spams

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