spamcalls
nounUK /ˈspæm kɔːlz/
US /ˈspæm kɔlz/
Phone calls from strangers who want to sell you things or trick you.
I got three spamcalls this morning before breakfast.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Automated recorded calls that play a message when you answer.
The spamcalls kept leaving the same robot voice on our answering machine.
3. Calls from fake numbers trying to steal your personal information.
Grandpa almost gave his bank details to one of those spamcalls.
4. A flood of unwanted calls that makes it hard to reach real people.
During the sale, the shop's phone was full of spamcalls.