junk mail

noun

: unsolicited mail that consists mainly of promotional materials, catalogs, and requests for donations

Examples of junk mail in a Sentence

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The letter wasn’t just junk mail. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 There’s something freeing and peaceful when things are in their place, the kitchen bar is free of junk mail and dishes are off countertops, stacked in the dishwasher. Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 Speaking of piles of paper, be sure to deal with your junk mail, too. Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 18 July 2025 However, there are ways to reduce paper waste and keep junk mail and other old papers out of trash cans and landfills. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for junk mail

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of junk mail was in 1921

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“Junk mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junk%20mail. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

junk mail

noun
: mail that consists mostly of advertising circulars and is often addressed to "occupant" or "resident"

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