verb
- sent a large number of emails to someone’s account, typically to overwhelm or disrupt their email service
Usage: computing; informal
Examples
- The company’s server was mailbombed by angry customers.
- Hackers mailbombed the politician’s campaign email address.
- The forum moderator was mailbombed after banning several users.
- Security experts warned that the organization might be mailbombed in retaliation.
- The email system crashed after being mailbombed with thousands of messages.
- They mailbombed the customer service department to protest the policy change.