telenuisance
n.— «Bulmash started his business in 1988 as a way to fight the telemarketing (“telenuisance,” as he calls it) industry and has since branched out to address junk mail as well.» —“Sunk by junk” by Melissa Heckscher Whittier Daily News (California) Feb. 21, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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