phone phreak

American  

[fohn--freek] / ˈfoʊn ˌfrik /

noun

Slang.

1. a person who uses computers or other electronic devices to place long-distance telephone calls without paying toll charges.

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Etymology

Origin of phone phreak

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

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phone phreak

Everyone is his own cognitive hacker, his own potential phone phreak.

From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2017

At some point the remote tandem would route a call back to the phone phreak, who could then prank the hapless caller.

From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2013

Now, if you’re a phone phreak and want to scan for interesting numbers, what better place to dig through than Washington, D.C.?

From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2013

Swartz was too young to be a phone phreak like Tufte.

From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2013

“The captain” was Cap’n Crunch, and “the whistle” was the famous toy plastic whistle of phone phreak lore.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline