Zoombombing
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Unwanted disruptive intrusion by a large amount of trolls into a video conference call. neologism, uncountable
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Zoombombing. alt-of, countable, uncountable
"Since the lockdown began, several black academics and educators have posted accounts on Twitter of racist “zoombombings”, where uninvited guests abuse the popular video service to broadcast offensive content."
- 3 An instance of Zoombombing. countable, neologism
"The San Jose-based online video provider has said it was tightening the platform's security to help prevent instances of video conferences being interrupted by Zoombombing incidents."
- 1 present participle and gerund of Zoombomb form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 2 present participle and gerund of zoombomb form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The San Jose-based online video provider has said it was tightening the platform's security to help prevent instances of video conferences being interrupted by Zoombombing incidents."
Etymology
From Zoom, a video conferencing service, and bombing. Coined in the year 2020.
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