Zoombomb
English
Alternative forms
- Zoom bomb, Zoom-bomb
Etymology
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.
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Derived terms
- Zoombomber
Related terms
- Zoombombing
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.