cancelbomb en · NOUN
Etymology
From cancel + bomb.
Meanings
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(Internet) An act of cancelbombing.
Moderated NGs are just as prone to being destroyed as unmoderated ones - the news.* cancelbomb of yesterday took out much of news.answers, news.newgroups.announce, news.admin.net-abuse.policy etc.
1997 February 19, Chris Lewis, “Re: E-Revolution: Oppose Internet Monopoly!”, in tor.general (Usenet):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cancelbombs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |