fleeceware

English

Etymology

fleece +‎ -ware

Pronunciation

• Audio (UK)

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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

Anagrams

• fleecewear