"velveeta" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: After Velveeta, a brand of processed cheese (itself from velvet), perhaps likening its spreadability to the spreading of a post across newsgroups. Compare spam (“junk e-mail”) (named after SPAM, brand of processed meat). Etymology templates: {{m|en|velvet}} velvet, {{m|en|spam||junk e-mail}} spam (“junk e-mail”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} velveeta (uncountable)
  1. (Internet, rare) The crossposting of a message to an unreasonably large number of newsgroups. Wikipedia link: Velveeta Tags: Internet, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet, Usenet

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