unsubs

Quits mailing lists

Unsubs is law enforcement jargon for unknown subjects—unidentified suspects in criminal investigations.

The term gained wide recognition through crime dramas like *Criminal Minds*, where FBI profilers track serial killers: We're looking for two unsubs working together.

Outside television, actual investigators use the term in ongoing cases where perpetrators haven't been identified.

action

opt-out

Choose not to participate

cancelationVoiding of plans
withdrawalAct of taking away
terminationAct of ending something

discontinuation · deactivation · revocation · disenrollment · cessation · removal · deletion · halt · stoppage · retraction

newsletters

Periodic subscriber communications

inboxMessage receiving folder
spamUnsolicited bulk messages
promotionsElevations in position

marketing · digest · notifications · sender · footer · preferences · filter · junk · opt-in · broadcast

slang

abbreviation

Shortened word form

shorthandAbbreviated writing system
informalRelaxed, not official
contractionReduction in size

truncation · initialism · acronym · lingo · jargon · letters · reduction · ellipsis · initials · mnemonic

Opposites

identification status

unsubspersons of interest

Individuals investigators want to question

role in crime

unsubsvictims

Those who suffer harm

investigators · agents · witnesses · law enforcement · detectives

subscription action

unsubssubscribers

Those enrolled for content

subs · sign-ups · opt-ins · followers · members

Phrases

unsubscribe linkEmail list departure mechanism

Family

unsubscribe, unsub, unsubbed, unsubbing

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