Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

freep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: freep
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To subject to a mass internet or email assault aimed at pushing a particular point of view.

American usage

name

Acronym of Free Entertainment Event in the Park.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"Hearsay even got "freeped." "Freepers," followers of a rightist Web site called Free Republic, orchestrated a "Freeper Call to Action.""
"Freeping is one of the reasons Internet surveys are useless as a gauge of public opinion because the results can reflect an organized campaign."

Etymology

Back-formation from Freeper, from The Free Republic, a popular conservative forum.

Usage

American usage
Australian usage

Inflected Forms

freeps (present, singular) freeping (participle, present) freeped (participle, past) freeped (past)

Frequently Paired Words

Freeper

Questions

What does freep mean?: To subject to a mass internet or email assault aimed at pushing a particular point of view.
Where does freep come from?: Back-formation from Freeper, from The Free Republic, a popular conservative forum.

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