spamouflage
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of spam + camouflage
Noun
[edit]spamouflage (uncountable)
- (Internet) Attempts to disguise spam as legitimate messages.
- 2010, Alex Boese, Hippo Eats Dwarf, page 123:
- This message generated enormous curiosity and speculation on the web. Recipients didn't know what to make of it. Was it a bizarre hoax or joke? A deviously sophisticated form of spamouflage designed to trick them into buying something?