Collocations for "spam"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "spam" in context.
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spam
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [internet, pop-up, advertising] spam
- the [email, message] was (just) spam
- computing: [delete, filter, receive, get, remove, recognize] spam
- computing: [prevent, stop] spam from (reaching)
- [delete] spam from your [inbox, device, computer, email]
- [cluttered, awash] with spam (mails)
- a [can, plate] of Spam®
- [had, ate, served] (some) Spam®
- spam [people, users, a forum]
- video games: spam [an ability, the shift key]
- my [PC, computer] has been spammed
- was spammed by a hacker
- spam [members, subscribers] with [messages, emails]
'spam' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):