slamming

[slam-ing]

noun

Informal.

1. the switching of a customer's telephone or other public utility to another service provider without the customer's authorization.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slamming¹

1990–95; slam ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The author took to social media Monday to share a lengthy post slamming Emma Watson, who on a podcast recently addressed her own feelings about their rift.

From Los Angeles Times

I rolled my eyes and walked out of the room before things escalated, which usually consisted of me slamming doors to get my nonverbal point across.

From Los Angeles Times

In a livestream of the event, Jackson was seen running into the ring at KnokXPro Wrestling Academy and slamming wrestler Stuart Smith into the mat.

From Los Angeles Times

Paxton condemned the ruling as a constitutional crisis, slamming the court’s “activist judges,” along with the all-GOP Texas Supreme Court for declining to step in.

From Salon

The comments went viral on Chinese social media, with many commenters slamming Townsend as culturally insensitive.

From Los Angeles Times