ike
n.— «Searches of ELEKEDE’s e-mail addresses…yielded a large number of e-mails between ring members in which they exchanged credit card numbers, together with expiration dates and three-digit codes ( which codes they typically referred to as “ikes” ).» —“Man Sentenced To 34 Months In Prison For Involvement In Large Identity-Theft Ring” by Yusill Scribner, Rebekah Carmichael Media-Newswire.com Jan. 31, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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