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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

graymail en · NOUN

Etymology

From gray + mail: in the threat sense, by analogy with blackmail.

Meanings

  1. (US, uncountable) The threatened exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings.
  2. (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.

Relateds

blackmail

graymail en · VERB

Etymology

From gray + mail: in the threat sense, by analogy with blackmail.

Meanings

  1. (US) To threaten exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings.

Forms

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graymailed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
graymailed Tense=Past lexicographic
graymails Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
graymailing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic