Eavesread

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To surreptitiously read something.

    "Lurkers hang around silently in otherwise noisy chat rooms, eavesreading other people's conversations for vicarious fun."

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"Lurkers hang around silently in otherwise noisy chat rooms, eavesreading other people's conversations for vicarious fun."

Etymology

Blend of eavesdrop + read.

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