graymail
The threatened exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedingsThe threatened exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings.
Meaning
2 senses(US, uncountable)The threatened exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings.
(Internet, uncountable)Email that is not technically spam (since the user agreed to receive it) but which is unwanted, such as newsletters after making a purchase.
Origin
From gray + mail: in the threat sense, by analogy with blackmail.From gray + mail: in the threat sense, by analogy with blackmail.
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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