eavesread

English

Etymology

Blend of eavesdrop + read.

Verb

eavesread (third-person singular simple present eavesreads, present participle eavesreading, simple past and past participle eavesread)

  1. To surreptitiously read something.
    • 1998, Larry Samuel, The Future Ain't what it Used to be: 40 Cultural Trends Transforming Your Job, Your Life, Your World, Riverhead Books (1998), →ISBN, page 99:
      Lurkers hang around silently in otherwise noisy chat rooms, eavesreading other people's conversations for vicarious fun.
    • 2011, Caissie St. Onge, Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever., Ember (2011), →ISBN, page 27:
      Once, my mom flipped out when she eavesread an exchange between us over my shoulder.
    • 2014, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Truth Be Told, Forge (2014), →ISBN, page 94:
      Aaron yanked at his tie to keep it from strangling him, tried to “eavesread” the paperwork on Stephanie's desk to find any clues to Lizzie's whereabouts.
    • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:eavesread.
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