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Spammeur Vs Floodage?

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SPAMMEUR— ORIGIN, MEANING & USAGE

spammeur French word for a person who sends unsolicited messages in bulk, first by email and by extension on forums, comments and social networks. On forums it labels someone who floods threads with repeated unwanted posts or links.

Origin:Wiktionnaire lists « spammeur » as a spelling variant of « spammer », a French noun borrowed from English « spammer » (spam plus the suffix -er). It cites a 2024 France Télévisions report on an online petition protected against « robots spammeurs » and a 2025 book by Fabrice Mattatia on the law and social networks.
First Seen:Cited in Wiktionnaire from 2024 and 2025 sources; earlier use likely but not dated there
Peak Era:2000s to 2020s, French email and forums
Aura Impact:-1 Aura (Flooding A Thread)

EXAMPLE USAGE

"Ce spammeur a posté le même lien dans dix topics."

FLOODAGE— ORIGIN, MEANING & USAGE

floodage French forum slang for the act of flooding: posting many repetitive or off-topic messages or topics in a short time so that they push other content out of view. It is used as a complaint about spam-like behaviour on forums and is the noun counterpart of the verb « flooder ».

Origin:Wiktionnaire defines the noun « flood » as an anglicism for the mass sending of messages on a discussion system, with a forum example about filling the first page of the topic list, and defines « flooder » as the verb, derived from English « flood » with the suffix « -er ». Neither page lists « floodage » as a derivative, and no page opened documents this exact noun, so it is recorded as a regular French formation (flood + -age) that sits in the same vocabulary. Forum posts of 2006 found in search results explain « flood » as repeated messages. This entry describes the practice as moderators and users criticise it and gives no instructions.
First Seen:Unknown (flood + -age; no dated use of « floodage » was found)
Peak Era:2000s to 2020s, French forums
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Using It Correctly In Context)

EXAMPLE USAGE

"Arrêtez le floodage, la première page du forum est illisible."

SPAMMEUR VS FLOODAGE

spammeur

French word for a person who sends unsolicited messages in bulk, first by email and by extension on forums, comments and social networks. On forums it labels someone who floods threads with repeated unwanted posts or links.

floodage

French forum slang for the act of flooding: posting many repetitive or off-topic messages or topics in a short time so that they push other content out of view. It is used as a complaint about spam-like behaviour on forums and is the noun counterpart of the verb « flooder ».

In short: spammeur (legacy / decaying slang) and floodage (legacy / decaying slang) are frequently used together in the same Gen Z/Alpha vocabulary, but describe distinct concepts — see the full entries for category tags, related terms, and live trend data.

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