To solely download from a peer-to-peer network, without any intent and/or capability to redistribute files accordingly. This lack of sharing is often due to inanely selfish motives, but is occasionally the product of a implausibly slow upstream transfer rate or lack of content to share. Possesses highly negative connotations.
by Gerk September 16, 2004
Leeching (verb) comes from the subject leech. A leecher is a person who are a part of something, but dosent do shit.
by HoneyDoMePlz January 15, 2013
by Direct_at&t_ spectrum May 22, 2016
I don't have wifi in my house but it's ok, I leech off of the neighbors.
Man. Jessica is such a leech. She only comes over to use my wifi and eat my snacks.
Man. Jessica is such a leech. She only comes over to use my wifi and eat my snacks.
by Prodigy20 December 29, 2016
Originally meaning to be able to download without uploading. FPT sites many years ago would often have ratios where people would get a certain amount of downloadable bytes for every byte they uploaded. Sites that did not have ratios were said to be "leech" sites because you could download all you wanted without having to upload. Now a days most FTP sites are "leech" anyway. The term now more refers to any individual who is often into the piracy scene and does nothing but download files for cracked versions of software, movies, music and so on. They do not share what they have downloaded and don't provide help to others looking for certain files.
"Don't leech the entire folder asshole! That is like 200 gigs worth of shit. Let somebody else get on the server for once!"
by IceWarm October 10, 2004
A. a person who purposely lacks effort in picking up slack for important things such as 1)paying rent, 2)buying food, 3) leaves things left unfinished in places such as the workplace or home, 4) refusing to get a job to live off of their what parents/guardians make and buy.
B. a person playing an online game who a) joins a team, group, or guild and goes AFK for undeterminded amounts of time to gain money or experience without putting any effort forth, b) leaves his/her workload for others to pick up, and/or c) begs and asks for free things and hand outs from other high level players.
B. a person playing an online game who a) joins a team, group, or guild and goes AFK for undeterminded amounts of time to gain money or experience without putting any effort forth, b) leaves his/her workload for others to pick up, and/or c) begs and asks for free things and hand outs from other high level players.
OMFG, that guy needs to stop leeching and be an adult about things some things!!!
...yeah...shes gonna get fired soon, she leeches company pay but goes home early all the time with nothing finished.
Dont team with Newbie117, he joins and leeches through the whole quest/mission...
Im tired of people in the first zone man, they all just sit there asking for free money and stuff. damn leeches...
...yeah...shes gonna get fired soon, she leeches company pay but goes home early all the time with nothing finished.
Dont team with Newbie117, he joins and leeches through the whole quest/mission...
Im tired of people in the first zone man, they all just sit there asking for free money and stuff. damn leeches...
by MFX June 3, 2006
Taking snippets of code from various forums or open sources available code, and then releasing an application from himself.
Activity of a leecher
Activity of a leecher
by Zheck April 17, 2007