cartooney

English

Etymology 1

Blend of cartoon +‎ attorney, or a variation of cartoony.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cartooney (plural cartoonies or cartooneys)

1. (Internet slang) An empty and comically overstated threat of legal action, or a mock legal action.
   • 2004, Danny Goodman, “Rule #3: Spammers Are Stupid”, in Spam Wars: Our Last Best Chance to Defeat Spammers, Scammers, and Hackers, SelectBooks, Inc., →ISBN, page 183:

     Because we who don’t like spam need a good laugh once in a while (other than the occasional guffaws induced by cartooneys), let me share a few samples from my incoming spam cesspool.

Alternative forms

• cart00ney

References

• A representative example of a cartooney
• A cartooney analyzed
• Definition at Spamfaq.net
• Definition in the SpamCop Dictionary
• Definition at the JargonWiki

Etymology 2

Adjective

cartooney

1. Misspelling of cartoony.