slammingn.

Brit.

/ˈslamɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈslæmɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: slam v.⁴, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < slam v.⁴ + -ing suffix¹.

Telecommunications (chiefly U.S.).

The switching of a customer's long distance telephone service provider without the customer's authorization. Cf. slam v.⁴Slamming is usually effected by the dishonest acquisition of a customer's signature (often on a completely unrelated document), or verbal agreement (again, often to a completely separate question) by a telephone service provider, and a subsequent claim that this constitutes authorization to begin long distance service provision.

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1987 Atlanta Jrnl. 15 Aug. c6/3 Salesmen sometimes told potential customers they were from the ‘phone company’, implying they worked for Southern Bell... Other salesmen signed up respondents who spoke little or no English—a technique called ‘slamming’.

1991 InternetWeek (Nexis) 25 Feb. 15 A bill to prod the FCC into taking action on slamming—switching long distance customers to different carriers without authorization—was introduced in Congress last week.

2002 Yahoo! Internet Life May 67/1 [The company] settled with the FCC for $3.5 million for ‘slamming’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

> as lemmas

ˈslamming n. (spec. of boats; see quot. slam v.¹) and as adj.

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1796 J. Wolcot Wks. (1816) IV. 186 One scoundrel..with a slammin stick, Com'd souse upon my sconce.

1868 J. R. Green Let. 20 Oct. (1901) 204 There was a great slamming of pew doors.

1892 Daily News 29 Apr. 5/4 The wing of a slamming door shut in front of him.

1893 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3rd Ser. 4 58 Formerly the posts, both hanging and slamming posts, were made of oak.

1935 Engineering 18 Jan. 55/1 ‘Pounding’ or ‘slamming’ damage is looked upon as no more than a normal circumstance..of cargo vessels trading across the North Atlantic.

1948 R. de Kerchove Internat. Maritime Dict. 685/1 Slamming almost always takes place forward... Slamming damage is usually ascribed to dynamic pressures arising from impact of the ship's hull upon the surface of the water, and from the actual impulsive displacement of water caused by the downward movement of the ship when pitching.

1972 C. Mudie Motor Boats 17 If such a craft were to be taken to sea she would rapidly be found to be..apt to break her back from slamming when pitching.

slamming n. (examples in sense Additions 7 of the verb).

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1983 People 28 Mar. 97/1 While mainly a showcase for adolescent male aggression, the slamming ritual depends on a sense of mutual support from the participants.

1992 Chicago Jan. 100/3 The first floor is for dancing and slamming and conversation..while upstairs thrash bands go to the limit.

单词	slamming
释义	slammingn. Brit. /ˈslamɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈslæmɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: slam v.⁴, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < slam v.⁴ + -ing suffix¹. Telecommunications (chiefly U.S.). The switching of a customer's long distance telephone service provider without the customer's authorization. Cf. slam v.⁴Slamming is usually effected by the dishonest acquisition of a customer's signature (often on a completely unrelated document), or verbal agreement (again, often to a completely separate question) by a telephone service provider, and a subsequent claim that this constitutes authorization to begin long distance service provision. ΚΠ 1987 Atlanta Jrnl. 15 Aug. c6/3 Salesmen sometimes told potential customers they were from the ‘phone company’, implying they worked for Southern Bell... Other salesmen signed up respondents who spoke little or no English—a technique called ‘slamming’. 1991 InternetWeek (Nexis) 25 Feb. 15 A bill to prod the FCC into taking action on slamming—switching long distance customers to different carriers without authorization—was introduced in Congress last week. 2002 Yahoo! Internet Life May 67/1 [The company] settled with the FCC for $3.5 million for ‘slamming’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas ˈslamming ˈslamming n. (spec. of boats; see quot. slam v.¹) and as adj. ΚΠ 1796 J. Wolcot Wks. (1816) IV. 186 One scoundrel..with a slammin stick, Com'd souse upon my sconce. 1868 J. R. Green Let. 20 Oct. (1901) 204 There was a great slamming of pew doors. 1892 Daily News 29 Apr. 5/4 The wing of a slamming door shut in front of him. 1893 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3rd Ser. 4 58 Formerly the posts, both hanging and slamming posts, were made of oak. 1935 Engineering 18 Jan. 55/1 ‘Pounding’ or ‘slamming’ damage is looked upon as no more than a normal circumstance..of cargo vessels trading across the North Atlantic. 1948 R. de Kerchove Internat. Maritime Dict. 685/1 Slamming almost always takes place forward... Slamming damage is usually ascribed to dynamic pressures arising from impact of the ship's hull upon the surface of the water, and from the actual impulsive displacement of water caused by the downward movement of the ship when pitching. 1972 C. Mudie Motor Boats 17 If such a craft were to be taken to sea she would rapidly be found to be..apt to break her back from slamming when pitching. extracted from slamv.¹ slamming slamming n. (examples in sense Additions 7 of the verb). ΚΠ 1983 People 28 Mar. 97/1 While mainly a showcase for adolescent male aggression, the slamming ritual depends on a sense of mutual support from the participants. 1992 Chicago Jan. 100/3 The first floor is for dancing and slamming and conversation..while upstairs thrash bands go to the limit. extracted from slamv.¹ < n.1987 as lemmas
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