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phreaks

phreaks is the plural of phreak.

phreaks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of phreak.

Meaning of phreak

Noun

phreak (plural phreaks)

  1. (dated, slang) A person who engages in phone phreaking.
    • 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.1992, Bruce Sterling, The Hacker Crackdown […] , Bantam Books, →ISBN

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Questions about phreaks

What is phreaks the plural of?
Phreaks is the plural of phreak.

Words near phreaks in the dictionary

  1. phreak
  2. phreaked
  3. phreaker
  4. phreakers
  5. phreaking
  6. phreaks
  7. phreatic
  8. phreatic zone
  9. phreatic zones
  10. phreatically
  11. phreatogammarid

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