junk mail — unsolicited commercial mail, typically advertising materials sent to many addresses
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: unsolicited commercial mail, typically advertising materials sent to many addresses
Pronunciation (IPA): /dʒʌŋk meɪl/
Example Sentences
- I spend five minutes every morning deleting junk mail from my inbox.
- My grandmother thinks every email is junk mail and deletes everything, including family photos.
- The junk mail filter accidentally moved my job interview confirmation to the spam folder.
junk mail
NOUN[/dʒʌŋk meɪl/]
unsolicited commercial mail, typically advertising materials sent to many addresses
Every morning her mailbox overflows with junk mail she never asked for.
Trunk mail creates a chunk trail of forgotten junk mail!
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🌳Etymology
Origin
This term emerged in the mid-20th century as bulk postal marketing became prevalent. It combines 'junk,' meaning worthless or discarded items, with 'mail,' referring to postal correspondence, to describe unsolicited and unwanted mass-distributed advertisements sent through the postal system.
Breakdown
junk (discarded or worthless items) + mail (postal correspondence) = unsolicited bulk mail or unwanted promotional correspondence.
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📝Examples
“I spend five minutes every morning deleting junk mail from my inbox.”
“My grandmother thinks every email is junk mail and deletes everything, including family photos.”
“The junk mail filter accidentally moved my job interview confirmation to the spam folder.”
“He gets so much junk mail that he could probably build a paper airplane fleet.”
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