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单词 swatting
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Definition of swatting in English:

swatting

nounˈswɒtɪŋˈswɑdɪŋ
mass nounUS informal
  • The action or practice of making a hoax call to the emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address.

    he found out that he was a victim of swatting after police surrounded his home on Thursday
    as modifier the officers realized they had been sent to the house as part of a swatting prank
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The target of that swatting attempt was one of the suspect's teachers, according to police.
    • The FBI detailed the exploits of five men who went on a nationwide swatting spree between 2002 and 2006.
    • We need to do everything we can to combat swatting, and I encourage my colleagues to support this important measure.
    • It is inevitable as the sun rising that swatting will ultimately lead to someone innocent getting killed.
    • She inoculated herself from that happening by letting police know well in advance that she might become a target of swatting.
    • Ultimately this led to a California state law that forced those engaging in swatting to bear the "full cost of their actions."
    • Swatting is not a new phenomenon, but it has gained popularity over the last few years.
    • Likely it was a random act committed by someone who thinks the practice of swatting is funny.
    • Reading all of those horror stories about swatting, the question we are ultimately left to answer is what we can all do to protect ourselves.
    • He added that police took the call "very seriously," and that swatting is "a tremendous waste of taxpayer resources."

Origin

Early 21st century: with reference to the possibility that a SWAT team will be dispatched.

 
 

Definition of swatting in US English:

swatting

nounˈswɑdɪŋˈswädiNG
US informal
  • The action or practice of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address.

    he found out that he was a victim of swatting after police surrounded his home on Thursday
    as modifier the officers realized they had been sent to the house as part of a swatting prank
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Likely it was a random act committed by someone who thinks the practice of swatting is funny.
    • He added that police took the call "very seriously," and that swatting is "a tremendous waste of taxpayer resources."
    • Swatting is not a new phenomenon, but it has gained popularity over the last few years.
    • It is inevitable as the sun rising that swatting will ultimately lead to someone innocent getting killed.
    • Ultimately this led to a California state law that forced those engaging in swatting to bear the "full cost of their actions."
    • Reading all of those horror stories about swatting, the question we are ultimately left to answer is what we can all do to protect ourselves.
    • She inoculated herself from that happening by letting police know well in advance that she might become a target of swatting.
    • The target of that swatting attempt was one of the suspect's teachers, according to police.
    • The FBI detailed the exploits of five men who went on a nationwide swatting spree between 2002 and 2006.
    • We need to do everything we can to combat swatting, and I encourage my colleagues to support this important measure.

Origin

Early 21st century: with reference to the possibility that a SWAT team will be dispatched.

 
 
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