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doorslam

noun

Etymology

From door + slam.

  1. derived from slæma
  2. inherited from *slammen✻
  3. compounded as doorslam — “door + slam”

Definitions

  1. The act of slamming a door.

  2. A sudden refusal to communicate or engage.

  3. A pop-up or other obstruction preventing a user from viewing content, typically after…

    A pop-up or other obstruction preventing a user from viewing content, typically after reaching a scrolling threshold.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA