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unsubscribathon 

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un.sub.scrib.athon
Pronunciation: &n-s&b-'skrIb-&-"tha:n
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1 : a sequence of list removal requests sent to an unmoderated,
over-subscribed email list, rather than to the owners of the
list; specif: such an event in which each removal request
encourages another to be sent by the next most irate subscriber;
a situation embodying both dramatic irony and a tragedy of the
commons: marked by both incongruity between the actual result of
a sequence of events and the intended result, and by the abuse
and consequent destruction of a non-excludable public good.
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Etymology: English, un- + subscribe + marathon, from un-, Middle
English, from Old English; akin to Old High German un- un-,
Latin in-, Greek a-, an-, Old English ne not; subscribe, Middle
English, from Latin subscribere, literally, to write beneath,
from sub- + scribere to write, Marathon, Greece, site of a
victory of Greeks over Persians in 490 B.C., the news of which
was carried to Athens by a long-distance runner.
Date: 2002
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After the first email, it was a total unsubscribathon
unsubscribathon by listmaint April 1, 2003
A slang acronym used in law-enforcement meaning "Unknown Subject Of An Investigation".
The unsub left footprints in the dirt outside the window.
unsub by Hal Barker July 24, 2008

Unsubbed 

A shorter version of, and easier way to say, 'unsubscribed'.
'Hey, I'm sick of all these National Geographic emails!'

'So was I. That's why I unsubbed to them.'
Unsubbed by ChillyPhilly December 15, 2009
commonly used in shows such as criminal minds, stan mgg btw, unsubscribes refers to an unknown subject. The person the cops are trying to find is an unsub.
"our unsub is most likely a white male who feels the need to be in power "
Unsub by the last e girl standing January 15, 2021

unsubscribe 

1. Ditching a partner
2. Removing your email address from this waste of space website or changing your email settings/preferences
1. You still with that ugly dog??
2. No way - I hit the unsubscribe link
A. Isnt Word of the day crap
B. Yeah - time to unsubsribe
unsubscribe by ledge67 January 6, 2009
‘the unsub is a male mid thirties
unsub by gigglemypiggle August 2, 2023