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mail bomb

American  
[meyl bom] / ˈmeɪl ˌbɒm /

noun

  1. letter bomb.

  2. Also email bomb a very large number of emails sent to a single email address or computer network, usually causing a server or system to crash.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. Also mail-bomb to send a mail bomb to (an email address or computer network).

Etymology

Origin of mail bomb

First recorded in 1970–75

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