"phreak" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: phreaks [plural]
Etymology: Blend of phone + freak. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|phone|freak}} Blend of phone + freak Head templates: {{en-noun}} phreak (plural phreaks)
  1. (slang, dated) A person who engages in phone phreaking. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-phreak-en-noun-vi~6L9-Q Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 85 15

Verb [English]

Forms: phreaks [present, singular, third-person], phreaking [participle, present], phreaked [participle, past], phreaked [past]
Etymology: Blend of phone + freak. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|phone|freak}} Blend of phone + freak Head templates: {{en-verb}} phreak (third-person singular simple present phreaks, present participle phreaking, simple past and past participle phreaked)
  1. (slang, transitive, intransitive, dated) To engage in phone phreaking. Tags: dated, intransitive, slang, transitive Categories (topical): Telephony
    Sense id: en-phreak-en-verb-qB5~HhOW Disambiguation of Telephony: 43 57 Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 50 50

Inflected forms

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