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Tarnishment by Metonymy

McDonalds has objected to Merriam-Webster Dictionary defining McJOB as a "low paying job that requires little skill."


The use of SPAM as a word that means unwanted email is an example of tarnishment by metonymy.  Merriam-Webster's definition of metonymy here