"picspam" meaning in All languages combined

See picspam on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: picspams [plural]
Etymology: pic + spam Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pic|spam}} pic + spam Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} picspam (countable and uncountable, plural picspams)
  1. (Internet, informal, countable) A post on a blog featuring a collection of pictures, generally of the same subject or from the same source. Tags: Internet, countable, informal Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-picspam-en-noun-syCh1oQ0
  2. (Internet, informal, uncountable) Such blog posts collectively. Tags: Internet, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-picspam-en-noun-FMNW4ZAx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60

Inflected forms

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