Similar to shareware, freeware is software that is distributed with no requirement for a license or under the GPL (GNU Public License) - that is, legally free software.
Note that this is different than warez; free versions of commercial software.

Windows XP is commercial software, but most versions of Linux are freeware.

freeware by Reuben July 9, 2004

Related Words

FreeWire • free wired • freefire poka • freeware • Freelirety • Freetired • freewies • Free Fire • Free fire man • free fireworks

freeware

Software that is available freely at no cost for download or usage. It should be devoid of any adware, spyware or any malware. It also should no be crippled of all functions.

Irfanview is real freeware.

freeware by tfr1 September 23, 2005

freewies

Freebies from the internet, or web (hence the w instead of b).
You can get freewies from many websites and companies, the big one being WalMart. Just go to a search engine and type in "free stuff" and voila, you got lots of stuff. But be careful, as some of them aren't totally free(i.e., be careful about surveys and freebies that take more than 3 minutes to get.)

Dude 1: "Where'd you get that t-shirt from man?"

Dude 2: "Oh, it one of the freewies I got online. I also got a pedometer, some grub, and a pen. Now I'm ready for the first day of school!"

Dude 1: "Sweet. Send me the links, yo."

Dude 2: "Aight, no prob."

freewies by Adel7 September 21, 2007

Freelirety

The freedom to education and the liberty to work

Ex.1 I’ve been on social services for so long, damn dude I wish I had some freelirety right now!
Ex.2 yo dude get some freelirety and stop commiting crime!
Ex3. Damn dude as a catholic or black I’m so glad I have freelirety now!

Freelirety by Jacked conqueror September 15, 2020

freefire poka

A person who is lifeless, a dimwit, kamla, gays and on his worst days: a freefire addict

"Rohan is a freefire poka"

freefire poka by librecrush April 22, 2022

freefire poka

A lifeless basement dwelling loser whose purpose in life is to waste it all away playing a shitty game that ripped off PUBG

Rohan is a freefire poka, no wonder meyera ore dekhe chichi kore

freefire poka by librecrush April 22, 2022

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026