Zoombomb

English

Alternative forms

• Zoom bomb, Zoom-bomb

Etymology

Zoom +‎ bomb (“to attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing”). A reference to the Zoom video conference program, which became popular at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Compare Zoombombing.

Verb

Zoombomb (third-person singular simple present Zoombombs, present participle Zoombombing, simple past and past participle Zoombombed)

1. To disrupt a video conference, often involving large numbers of trolls joining and displaying obscene material.
   • 2020 May 14, Kelly Tyko, “California church files class action lawsuit against Zoom after bible class 'Zoombombing'”, in USA TODAY‎^[1]:

     A California church is suing Zoom after a recent bible study class was "zoombombed" with pornographic images.

   • 2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Hachette, →ISBN:

     They are being Zoombombed by the Woman in White.

Derived terms

• Zoombomber

Related terms

• Zoombombing

Noun

Zoombomb (plural Zoombombs)

1. An instance of Zoombombing.

   Synonym: Zoombombing

   • 2020 March 20, Tressie Lieberman (quoted), Taylor Lorenz, “'Zoombombing': When Video Conferences Go Wrong”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     We did encounter an unwanted 'Zoombomb' during one of our sessions so we moved our latest performances to a different platform.

   • 2022 October 26, Raul Villar Jr. (quoted), Joe McKendrick, “Corporate Culture In An Era When Employees Are No Longer Around”, in Forbes‎^[3]:

     Ensuring our associates are able to cheer each other on from wherever they are drives connection and positivity throughout our organization. Even small things like Zoom bombs, coffee connects and a central place to get information goes a long way.