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perfunctory
Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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spam  audio  (spm) KEY 

NOUN:
Unsolicited e-mail, often of a commercial nature, sent indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups; junk e-mail.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
spammed, spam·ming, spams
  1. To send unsolicited e-mail to.
  2. To send (a message) indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Spam ( probably inspired by a comedy routine on the British television series Monty Python's Flying Circus, in which the word is repeated incessantly)


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