SPAM is actually a portmanteau meaning "spiced ham."

Over 150 million pounds were used in the war effort, making Spam a cornerstone of troops' diets. (Soldiers also used Spam's grease to lubricate their guns and waterproof their boots.) In each country where they were stationed, American soldiers introduced it to the locals, giving foreigners their first taste of Spam.

According to the company's Spam Museum, Ken Digneau, the brother of a Hormel executive, came up with the name - a portmanteau word for “spiced ham” - in a naming contest and got $100 as a reward. The new product was introduced on July 5, 1937.

Beyond South Korea, where Spam is often found in kimchi fried rice and gimbap, the versatile product has been incorporated into countless international cuisines.

Email spam, also referred to as junk email, spam mail, or simply spam, is unsolicited messages sent in bulk by email (spamming). The name comes from a Monty Python sketch in which the name of the canned pork product Spam is ubiquitous, unavoidable, and repetitive.

Spam (food)

Berbey: I have to say the SPAM museum, in Austin, Minnesota. SPAM is not a Filipino food; it's an American meat created during the Great Depression by Hormel.

In the Philippines, Spam (currently distributed by the Purefoods-Hormel Company Inc.) is a popular food item seen as a cultural symbol. Spam reached the islands similarly as it did other former US colonies such as Hawaii and Guam: as a result of World War II rationing.

Spam is any kind of unwanted, unsolicited digital communication that gets sent out in bulk. Often spam is sent via email, but it can also be distributed via text messages, phone calls, or social media.

Hormel introduced Spam on July 5, 1937. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America states that the product was intended to increase the sale of pork shoulder, a cut which did not sell well.

SPAM is an acronym: Special Processed American Meat.

the Purefoods-Hormel Company Inc. Philippines. "Spamsilog," Spam with sinangag (garlic fried rice) and eggs, is a common Filipino breakfast combination. In the Philippines, Spam (currently distributed by the Purefoods-Hormel Company Inc.) is a popular food item seen as a cultural symbol.