Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoombombing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zoom-bomb-ing
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Unwanted disruptive intrusion by a large amount of trolls into a video conference call.

Uncountable

noun

An instance of Zoombombing.

Countable

verb

present participle and gerund of Zoombomb

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Zoombombing.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of zoombomb

Example Sentences

"The San Jose-based online video provider has said it was tightening the platform's security to help prevent instances of video conferences being interrupted by Zoombombing incidents."
"“I went in terrified about a Zoombombing,” Mr. Leitschuh said. “I'd seen the same media coverage everyone else did.” But he said: “For this use case, I wasn’t aware of a better platform.”"
"Since the lockdown began, several black academics and educators have posted accounts on Twitter of racist “zoombombings”, where uninvited guests abuse the popular video service to broadcast offensive content."

Etymology

From Zoom, a video conferencing service, and bombing. Coined in the year 2020.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Zoombombings (plural) Zoom bombing (alternative) Zoom-bombing (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Zoombomb Zoombomber

Synonyms

Zoom raiding Zoom raid

Questions

What does zoombombing mean?: Unwanted disruptive intrusion by a large amount of trolls into a video conference call.
Where does zoombombing come from?: From Zoom, a video conferencing service, and bombing. Coined in the year 2020.

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