Tuesday, March 29, 2005

New to the lexicon: "spim"

spim n. Unsolicited commercial messages sent via an instant messaging system. Also: spIM.—spimming pp.—spimmer n.—antispim adj.

Source: http://www.wordspy.com/words/spim.asp

According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, spim via text message to college students' cell phones is becoming common.

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