Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graymail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gray-mail
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The threatened exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings.

American usage; Uncountable

noun

Email that is not technically spam (since the user agreed to receive it) but which is unwanted, such as newsletters after making a purchase.

Uncountable

verb

To threaten exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings.

American usage

Etymology

From gray + mail: in the threat sense, by analogy with blackmail.

Usage

Inflected Forms

graymails (present, singular) graymailing (participle, present) graymailed (participle, past) graymailed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

blackmail

Questions

What does graymail mean?
The threatened exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings.
Where does graymail come from?
From gray + mail: in the threat sense, by analogy with blackmail.

How to pronounce graymail

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