"Zoombomb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Zoombombs [plural]
Etymology: From Zoom + bomb (“to attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing”). A reference to the Zoom video conference program, which became popular at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Compare Zoombombing. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Zoom|bomb|t2=to attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing}} Zoom + bomb (“to attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Zoombomb (plural Zoombombs)
  1. An instance of Zoombombing. Synonyms: Zoombombing
    Sense id: en-Zoombomb-en-noun-M7e0sB88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Zoom bomb, Zoom-bomb

Verb

Forms: Zoombombs [present, singular, third-person], Zoombombing [participle, present], Zoombombed [participle, past], Zoombombed [past]
Etymology: From Zoom + bomb (“to attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing”). A reference to the Zoom video conference program, which became popular at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Compare Zoombombing. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Zoom|bomb|t2=to attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing}} Zoom + bomb (“to attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} Zoombomb (third-person singular simple present Zoombombs, present participle Zoombombing, simple past and past participle Zoombombed)
  1. To disrupt a video conference, often involving large numbers of trolls joining and displaying obscene material. Derived forms: Zoombomber Related terms: Zoombombing
    Sense id: en-Zoombomb-en-verb-6lJ-TF6r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Zoom bomb, Zoom-bomb

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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