FRAPE

Etymology 1

Noun

frape (plural frapes)

(obsolete) A crowd, a rabble.

Etymology 2

Noun

frape (countable and uncountable, plural frapes)

(internet slang) An act of using another person's Facebook account to post derogatory messages.

Verb

frape (third-person singular simple present frapes, present participle fraping, simple past and past participle fraped)

(internet slang) To hijack, and meddle with, someone's Facebook account while it is unattended.

Anagrams

• FERPA, afper

Source: Wiktionary


Frape, n. Etym: [Cf. frap, and Prov. E. frape to scold.]

Definition: A crowd, a rabble. [Obs.] ares.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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