velveeta
The crossposting of a message to an unreasonably large number of newsgroupsThe crossposting of a message to an unreasonably large number of newsgroups.
Meaning
1 senses(Internet, rare, uncountable)The crossposting of a message to an unreasonably large number of newsgroups.
- soft processed American cheese
Origin
After Velveeta, a brand of processed cheese (itself from velvet), perhaps likening its sprAfter Velveeta, a brand of processed cheese (itself from velvet), perhaps likening its spreadability to the spreading of a post across newsgroups. Coined by Usenet user Charles Daniels in 1995. Compare spam (“junk e-mail”) (named after SPAM, brand of processed meat).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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