phreakingPronunciation: /ˈfriːkɪŋ/Definition of phreaking noun [mass noun] informal, chiefly North American the action of hacking into telecommunications systems, especially to obtain free calls. Derivatives phreak noun phreaker noun Origin: 1970s: alteration of freaking (see freak). The change from f- to ph- was due to association with phone1phreaking in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of phreaking in the US English dictionary
