{
    "term": "spam",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "advertising material sent by email to people who have not asked for it; advertising material on the internet that is not wanted",
            "labels": "(informal, disapproving)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to send/block spam"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I get thousands of **spam emails** each month."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tougher laws and improved **spam filters** can help cut down on spam reaching your inbox."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The guidelines warn against posting spam."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Business", "Phones, email and the internet"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "cooked meat that has been cut up in very small pieces that are pressed together in a container, usually sold in cans and served cold in slices",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Food"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spæm/",
                "audio": "sp/spam/spam__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spæm/",
                "audio": "sp/spam/spam__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "1930s: apparently from sp(iced h)am. The internet sense appears to derive from a sketch by the British “Monty Python” comedy group, set in a cafe in which every item on the menu includes spam."
}