graymail
Meanings
noun
- The threatened exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings.
- Email that is not technically spam (since the user agreed to receive it) but which is unwanted, such as newsletters after making a purchase.
verb
- To threaten exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings.
Word forms
Etymology
From gray + mail: in the threat sense, by analogy with blackmail.
Related words
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