Zoombomb

English

Alternative forms

• Zoom bomb,Zoom-bomb

Etymology

FromZoom+‎bomb(“to attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing”).A reference to theZoomvideo conference program, which became popular at the beginning of theCOVID-19 pandemic.CompareZoombombing.

Verb

Zoombomb(third-person singular simple presentZoombombs,present participleZoombombing,simple past and past participleZoombombed)

1. Todisruptavideo conference,often involving large numbers oftrollsjoining and displayingobscenematerial.
   • 2020May 14, Kelly Tyko, “California church files class action lawsuit against Zoom after bible class 'Zoombombing'”, inUSA TODAY‎^[1]:

     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 beingZoombombedby the Woman in White.

Derived terms

• Zoombomber

Related terms

• Zoombombing

Noun

Zoombomb(pluralZoombombs)

1. An instance of Zoombombing.

   Synonym:Zoombombing

   • 2020March 20, Tressie Lieberman (quoted), Taylor Lorenz, “'Zoombombing': When Video Conferences Go Wrong”, inNew York Times‎^[2]:

     We did encounter an unwanted 'Zoombomb'during one of our sessions so we moved our latest performances to a different platform.

   • 2022October 26, Raul Villar Jr. (quoted), Joe McKendrick, “Corporate Culture In An Era When Employees Are No Longer Around”, inForbes‎^[3]:

     Ensuring our associates are able to cheer each other on from wherever they are drives connection and positivity throughout our organization. Even small things likeZoom bombs,coffee connects and a central place to get information goes a long way.