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spamvertise

UK/ˈspæmˌvɜː(ɹ).taɪz/

spamvertise verb: to engage in spamvertising.

Verb

spamvertise (third-person singular simple present spamvertises, present participle spamvertising, simple past and past participle spamvertised)

  1. (Internet, intransitive, slang) To engage in spamvertising.
    • Based on your arguments you must believe that C&S should be allowed to spamvertise.1994 May 12, Stefan Chakerian, “Re: Appropriate cancels (Was Re: `Serdar Argic': Racist remarks?...)”, in news.admin.policy (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2008
    • I am also considering writing form pages where people can submit fake orders at the click of a mouse for sites that spamvertise to me.2003 September 14, "Myob", “Guerilla^([sic]) spam fighting”, in alt.stop.spamming (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2008
  2. (Internet, slang, transitive) To use spam to advertise.
    • the variety who thinks it's "k-rad kewL" to spamvertise AOHell's trashy little HTML hole-in-the-wall with every post.1997 March 14, "~*Spark The Heretic", “Re: is this stuff for real?/nora peal”, in alt.fan.karl-malden.nose (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2008
    • I vote for #3. These guys probably also spamvertise G*e*n*e*r*i*c V*i*a*g*r*a and P*e*n*i*S P*i*l*l*S. They're scum.2003 December 18, "Tegger®", “Re: Sludge-Maintenance manual interval changes”, in alt.autos.lexus (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2008

Examples of spamvertise in a sentence

  • These e-mail viruses are being develoepd by spammers to spamvertise better to you.2003 September 19, Kristen Bayes, “New Virus”, in alt.buddha.short.fat.guy (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2008:
  • If I hijack your account/server and spamvertise my domain name why would the registrar care (or even know)?2004 October 23, "SPAMJAMR", “I need everyone's help”, in news.admin.net-abuse.email (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2008:

Forms of spamvertise

third-person singular presentspamvertises
present participlespamvertising
past participlespamvertised
pastspamvertised
alternative formspamvertize

Origin of spamvertise

Blend of spam + advertise.

Words formed from spamvertise

Questions about spamvertise

What does spamvertise mean?
Spamvertise means to engage in spamvertising.
How do you use spamvertise in a sentence?
These e-mail viruses are being develoepd by spammers to spamvertise better to you.
What part of speech is spamvertise?
Spamvertise is a verb.
How do you pronounce spamvertise?
Spamvertise is pronounced /ˈspæmˌvɜː(ɹ).taɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of spamvertise?
The past tense of spamvertise is spamvertised.

Words near spamvertise in the dictionary

  1. spamtard
  2. spamtards
  3. Spamtenna
  4. spamtrap
  5. spamtraps
  6. spamvertise
  7. spamvertised
  8. spamvertisement
  9. spamvertisements
  10. spamvertiser
  11. spamvertisers

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