Etymology

zoombomb

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Today it means: To disrupt a video conference, often involving large numbers of trolls joining and displaying obscene material. Full definition →

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The story

From Zoom + bomb (“to attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing”). A reference to the Zoom video conference program, which became popular at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Compare Zoombombing.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.