spam
The origin and history of spam.
Etymology
Originally a trademarked canned meat brand; the internet sense comes from a 1970s Monty Python sketch where "Spam" is chanted repeatedly and annoyingly, which stuck as slang for unwanted repetitive messages online.
Class of 1970
spam first entered the language around 1970. Other words from the same year:
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