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spim

or spIM, SPIM

[ spim ]

noun

  1. a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.


verb (used with object)

, spimmed, spim·ming.
  1. to send spam to by means of instant messaging.

spim

/ spɪm /

noun

  1. unsolicited commercial communications received on a computer via an instant-messaging system
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • spimmer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spim1

First recorded in 2000–05; sp(am) ( def ) + i(nstant) m(essaging) ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spim1

from sp ( am ) + i ( nstant ) m ( essaging )
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Example Sentences

Yahoo reports that 2% of all IMs sent on its messenger service are spim, which is the new word for spam sent via instant messaging.

A total of 582 billion IMs were sent worldwide in 2003, according to the Radacati Consulting Group--and that adds up to a lot of spim.

Though people receive far more spam than spim, spim can be even more annoying.

While efforts to curb spam in e-mails have been progressing, the spim problem is just starting to explode.

Ferris Research estimates that twice as much spim was sent in 2003 as in 2002.

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