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spamouflage

/ˈspæməˌflɑːʒ/

spamouflage noun: attempts to disguise spam as legitimate messages.

Noun

spamouflage (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) Attempts to disguise spam as legitimate messages.
    • This message generated enormous curiosity and speculation on the web. Recipients didn't know what to make of it. Was it a bizarre hoax or joke? A deviously sophisticated form of spamouflage designed to trick them into buying something?2010, Alex Boese, Hippo Eats Dwarf, page 123

Origin of spamouflage

Blend of spam + camouflage.

Questions about spamouflage

What does spamouflage mean?
Spamouflage means attempts to disguise spam as legitimate messages.
What part of speech is spamouflage?
Spamouflage is a noun.
How do you pronounce spamouflage?
Spamouflage is pronounced /ˈspæməˌflɑːʒ/.

Words near spamouflage in the dictionary

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

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