Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cancelbombing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: can-cel-bomb-ing
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A malicious technique whereby a large number of cancel messages are sent out to one or more Usenet newsgroups.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"NNTP-Posting-Host is the least forgeable and most reliable when dealing with spam (though somewhat less so when dealing with flooding, cancelbombing, and other more advanced forms of abuse)."

Etymology

From cancel + bombing.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

cancelbomb cancelbomber cancelbot

Questions

What does cancelbombing mean?: A malicious technique whereby a large number of cancel messages are sent out to one or more Usenet newsgroups.
Where does cancelbombing come from?: From cancel + bombing.

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