Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phreak

/fɹiːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: phreak
IPA: /fɹiːk/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who engages in phone phreaking.

Dated; Slang

verb

To engage in phone phreaking.

Dated; Intransitive verb; Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Phreaks can max-out 911 systems just by siccing a bunch of computer-modems on them in tandem, dialling them over and over until they clog."
"Joybubbles (the legal name of the former Joe Engressia since 1991), a blind genius with perfect pitch who accidentally found he could make free phone calls by whistling tones and went on to play a pivotal role in the 1970s subculture of “phone phreaks,” died on Aug. 8 in Minneapolis."

Etymology

Blend of phone + freak.

Usage

Inflected Forms

phreaks (plural) phreaks (present, singular) phreaking (participle, present) phreaked (participle, past) phreaked (past)

Derived Forms

phreaker

Homonyms

freak freq

Rhymes With

week speak unique weak seek peak greek technique creek leak freak streak

Questions

How do you pronounce phreak?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹiːk/.
What does phreak mean?: A person who engages in phone phreaking.
Where does phreak come from?: Blend of phone + freak.

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