warez

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• juarez (Internet slang)

Etymology

• A leet form of "wares", as a contraction of "software".

Noun

warez pl ‎(plural only)

1. (Internet slang, leetspeak) Software that is illegally obtained or distributed.

   Hey dude, I've got some cool new warez!

Translations

software illegally obtained or distributed

• Russian: варез (ru) ‎(varez)

Verb

warez ‎(third-person singular simple present warezes, present participle warezing, simple past and past participle warezed)

1. (Internet slang, leetspeak) To obtain a copy of (software or other works of authorship) illegally.
   • 2002, John Lettice, in The Register [1]

     MS turns up heat on warezed WinXP copies

   • 2004, Timothy Lord, in Slashdot [2]

     Warezed SoundForge Files In Windows Media Player

Translations

copy illegally

• Finnish: warettaa (fi)