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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

evil maid attack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables
evil -maid- at-tack
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An attack on an unattended device, in which a person with physical access alters it in some undetectable way so that they can later secretly access it again.

Etymology

From the idea that a maid in a hotel might be able to carry out such an attack.

Inflected Forms

evil maid attacks (plural)

Questions

What does evil maid attack mean?
An attack on an unattended device, in which a person with physical access alters it in some undetectable way so that they can later secretly access it again.
Where does evil maid attack come from?
From the idea that a maid in a hotel might be able to carry out such an attack.

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