Phreak

//fɹiːk// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who engages in phone phreaking. dated, slang

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

Synonyms

All synonyms
phreaker

Example

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"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."

Etymology

Blend of phone + freak.

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