Forwarded messages, jokes, lists, and other unsolicited noncommercial email messages sent by an individual to a large number of people. Example Citation: In the online world, meatloaf refers to unsolicited mass e-mail sent out by an individual. These people post their personal rants and raves to an extensive mailing list compiled by collecting personal addresses from discussion groups, chat parties and so forth. These are then fired off at any time of the day or night, regardless of whether the receiver cares for what s inside. Linguistically, it is related to spam — the term used for unsolicited e-mails used for marketing and advertising, except that meatloaf is home made . — Lexicon, The Herald, January 24, 2001

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