JUNK MAIL Definition & Meaning

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junk mail

noun

unsolicited commercial mail or email.

junk mail

noun

untargeted mail advertising goods or services

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of junk mail¹

First recorded in 1950–55

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Idioms and Phrases

Third-class mail, such as unsolicited advertisements and flyers, that is sent indiscriminately. For example, While we were on vacation the front hall filled up with junk mail . [c. 1950]

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When she found out the Republican was challenging her vote, “She initially thought that it was junk mail because it was addressed to ‘Amy Bryan or current resident.”

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Rice missed the initial notice in the mail, he said, possibly tossing out the letter thinking it was junk mail.

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A neighbour who worked for the Post Office offered to find out why the couple had not received letters or even junk mail for months.

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Everything from newspapers and junk mail to paperboard envelopes and cardboard boxes can pile up, especially as internet shopping has exploded in popularity.

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She said the October lawsuit went to her junk mail folder and she never saw it.

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