Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Third-class mail, such as advertisements, mailed indiscriminately in large quantities.
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- noun any mail or
letters that are notwelcome orsolicited and typically sent inbulk ; especially mail of acommercial nature such asadvertising circulars andform letters
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- noun third-class mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to `resident' or `occupant'
Etymologies
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From junk + mail
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treeseed commented on the word junk mail
Postal mail used in direct marketing
Spam: electronic junk mail
February 6, 2008