phreak

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phreak

  • /fɹiːk/

Sounds like freak · Rhymes with -iːk

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Blend of phone + freak.

noun phreaks

  1. dated, slang A person who engages in phone phreaking. Phreaks can max-out 911 systems just by siccing a bunch of computer-modems on them in tandem, dialling them over and over until they clog.

verb phreaks · phreaking · phreaked

  1. dated, intransitive, slang, transitive To engage in phone phreaking.

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