fleeceware

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noun

Apparel into which fleece-textile is fabricated.

First used 2019Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounfleeceware (usually uncountable, plural fleecewares)

plural fleecewares

  1. uncountableusuallybusinessApparel into which fleece-textile is fabricated.
  2. uncountableusuallycomputingMalware 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).First known use 2019

Origin

From fleece + -ware.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

fleecewear
Cite this entry
APA

fleeceware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleeceware

MLA

“fleeceware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleeceware. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fleeceware,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleeceware.

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