Phreak (noun/verb)
fr-eek
A person who hacks into telecommunications systems, especially to obtain free calls./Hack into telecommunications systems, especially to obtain free calls.
1970s alteration of freak (perhaps punning on free call), with the change from f- to ph- apparently by association with phone.
Example sentences
“Lots of people knew how to phreak the system to get overseas calls.”
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