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English
Etymology
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.
Verb
Zoombomb (third-person singular simple present Zoombombs, present participle Zoombombing, simple past and past participle Zoombombed)
- To disrupt a video conference, often involving large numbers of trolls joining and displaying obscene material.
2020 May 14, Kelly Tyko, “California church files class action lawsuit against Zoom after bible class 'Zoombombing'”, in USA TODAY:A California church is suing Zoom after a recent bible study class was "zoombombed" with pornographic images.
2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Hachette, →ISBN:They are being Zoombombed by the Woman in White.
Derived terms
Noun
Zoombomb (plural Zoombombs)
- An instance of Zoombombing.
- Synonym: Zoombombing
2020 March 20, Tressie Lieberman (quoted), Taylor Lorenz, “'Zoombombing': When Video Conferences Go Wrong”, in New York Times:We did encounter an unwanted 'Zoombomb' during one of our sessions so we moved our latest performances to a different platform.
2022 October 26, Raul Villar Jr. (quoted), Joe McKendrick, “Corporate Culture In An Era When Employees Are No Longer Around”, in Forbes:Ensuring our associates are able to cheer each other on from wherever they are drives connection and positivity throughout our organization. Even small things like Zoom bombs, coffee connects and a central place to get information goes a long way.