fleeceware

noun

Etymology

From fleece + -ware.

  1. inherited from *fleus
  2. inherited from flēos
  3. inherited from flees
  4. formed as fleeceware — “fleece + -ware

Definitions

  1. Apparel into which fleece-textile is fabricated.

  2. Malware whose functionality works as advertised but that manipulates users into…

    Malware whose functionality works as advertised but that manipulates users into subscribing instead of using free or much cheaper alternatives (i.e. “fleeces” them out of their money).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fleeceware. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA