"splog" meaning in All languages combined

See splog on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: splogs [plural]
Etymology: Blend of spam + blog. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|spam|blog}} Blend of spam + blog Head templates: {{en-noun}} splog (plural splogs)
  1. (Internet) A fake blog, usually reusing content from other sources in order to generate link spam. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Blogging, Internet Synonyms: flog, spamblog

Inflected forms

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