[spam], (Noun)

Definitions:
- irrelevant or unsolicited messages sent over the internet, typically to a large number of users, for the purposes of advertising, phishing, spreading malware, etc.

- a tinned meat product made mainly from ham


Phrases:

Origin:
1930s: apparently from sp(iced h)am. The internet sense appears to derive from a sketch by the British ‘Monty Python’ comedy group, set in a cafe in which every item on the menu includes spam

[spam], (Verb)

Definitions:
- send the same message indiscriminately to (a large number of internet users)


Phrases:

Origin:
1930s: apparently from sp(iced h)am. The internet sense appears to derive from a sketch by the British ‘Monty Python’ comedy group, set in a cafe in which every item on the menu includes spam