slamming

[ slam-ing ]

noun

, Informal.

1. the switching of a customer's telephone or other public utility to another service provider without the customer's authorization.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slamming¹

1990–95; slam ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The Federal Trade Commission released a report Thursday slamming social media platforms including Facebook’s parent company, Meta, as well as TikTok, Google-owned YouTube, Snap and other online services over privacy and youth safety concerns.

From Los Angeles Times

In the case of Joyce, she can put on a bright shiny façade, but at home she is slamming doors and crying into her pillow out of frustration.

From Los Angeles Times

And we’ve seen the impacts of warmer oceans with very powerful hurricanes Helene and Milton slamming into the US in the summer.

From BBC

Video of Russell’s last stretch against Memphis included an irate Redick slamming his chair multiple times into the court in frustration.

From Los Angeles Times

She has spent much of the campaign slamming De León over his participation in a secretly recorded conversation punctuated by crude and racist remarks.

From Los Angeles Times