email bankruptcy
n.— «Is there such a thing as email bankruptcy so you can start clean and not owe anyone anything anymore?» —“Re: PING Tuesday” by Tuesday Knight Usenet: alt.religion.wicca Oct. 22, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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