fax bomb

noun

A malicious act of sending faxes to someone with the intention of overwhelming the recipient's fax machine or communication, often in the form of black faxes.

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Meanings

nounfax bomb (plural fax bombs)

plural fax bombs

  1. A malicious act of sending faxes to someone with the intention of overwhelming the recipient's fax machine or communication, often in the form of black faxes.
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    He has been often and consistently ill-used by some people on the nets who have used this great technology to put together anti-Ellison groups, to harrass^([sic]) and chivvy him at every turn; it has led to fax bombs, abusive mail, harmful rumors, even threats of various sorts, so you can, I think, understand why his feelings are not bunny-rabbit cute toward us.

    1995 August 14, strac...@genie.geis.com, “Re: Abuse of this newsgroup by”, in rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5 (Usenet)

Origin

From fax + bomb, compare mail bomb.

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APA

fax bomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fax%20bomb

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“fax bomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fax%20bomb. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fax bomb,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fax%20bomb.

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