Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fax bomb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: fax bomb
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A malicious act of sending faxes to someone with the intention of overwhelming the recipient's fax machine or communication, often in the form of black faxes.

Example Sentences

"He has been often and consistently ill-used by some people on the nets who have used this great technology to put together anti-Ellison groups, to harrass^([sic]) and chivvy him at every turn; it has led to fax bombs, abusive mail, harmful rumors, even threats of various sorts, so you can, I think, understand why his feelings are not bunny-rabbit cute toward us."

Etymology

From fax + bomb, compare mail bomb.

Inflected Forms

fax bombs (plural)

Questions

What does fax bomb mean?: A malicious act of sending faxes to someone with the intention of overwhelming the recipient's fax machine or communication, often in the form of black faxes.
Where does fax bomb come from?: From fax + bomb, compare mail bomb.

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