Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loveint

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: loveint
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of government espionage tools or techniques to investigate one's love interests.

American usage; Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Anyway, when analysts thought about abusing the system, they were far less interested in what it could do for them professionally than in what it could do for them personally. This led to the practice known as LOVEINT, a gross joke on HUMINT and SIGINT and a travesty of intelligence, in which analysts used the agency’s programs to surveil their current and former lovers along with objects of more casual affection—reading their emails, listening in on their phone calls, and stalking them online."

Etymology

Parody of SIGINT, HUMINT, etc., suggesting "love intelligence".

Usage

Questions

What does loveint mean?: The use of government espionage tools or techniques to investigate one's love interests.
Where does loveint come from?: Parody of SIGINT, HUMINT, etc., suggesting "love intelligence".

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