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phreak

[ freek ]

noun

Slang.

verb (used without object)

phreaked, phreaking.
  1. to act as a phone phreak.

verb (used with object)

phreaked, phreaking.
  1. to tamper with (telephones) as a phone phreak does. Compare spoof ( def 6 ), phish.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phreak1

First recorded in 1970–75; altered spelling of freak 1( def 6 ), copying ph- of phone 1

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