roskaposti

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • junk mail mail or letters that are not welcome or solicited
  • (computing) spam unsolicited or undesired electronic content

Etymology

Affix from Finnish roska (trash, garbage, junk, rubbish, litter, waste) + Finnish posti (mail, post).

Origin

Finnish

posti

Gloss

mail, post

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

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Person/Thing

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