fleeceware

English

Etymology

fleece +‎ -ware

Pronunciation
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Noun

fleeceware (usually uncountable, plural fleecewares)

  1. Apparel into which fleece-textile is fabricated.
  2. Malware which under the guise of functionality finesses users into disbursing for subscription (i.e. “fleeces” them out of their money). [from 2019]

Descendants
  • → Czech: fleeceware
  • → German: Fleeceware
  • → French: fleeceware
  • → Portuguese: fleeceware
  • → Spanish: fleeceware

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