PHREAKING


Meaning of PHREAKING in English

/ ˈfriːkɪŋ; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( informal , especially NAmE ) the act of getting into a communications system illegally, usually in order to make telephone calls without paying

►  phreak·er noun

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WORD ORIGIN

1970s: alteration of freaking (see freak ). The change from f- to ph- was due to association with phone telephone .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.