graymail
English edit
Etymology edit
From gray + mail: in the threat sense, by analogy with blackmail.
Noun edit
graymail (uncountable)
- (US, law) The threatened exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings.
- (Internet) Email that is not technically spam (since the user agreed to receive it) but which is unwanted, such as newsletters after making a purchase.
Related terms edit
- see blackmail
Verb edit
graymail (third-person singular simple present graymails, present participle graymailing, simple past and past participle graymailed)
- (US, law) To threaten exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings.