flack

Meaning of flack

noun

a publicity agent.

verb
  1. publicize or promote.
    each author is flacking his ‘exclusive’ account of the whole mess

1940s: of unknown origin.

noun

variant spelling of flak.

noun
  1. strong criticism.
    you must be strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong
    he has been getting flak from certain quarters lately for pointing this out
  2. anti-aircraft fire.

1930s (in flak (sense 2)): from German, abbreviation of Fliegerabwehrkanone, literally ‘aviator-defence gun’.

Information about flack

  • The plural form of flack is: flacks.
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Hyphenation of flack

flack

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • flack is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

flack synonyms

Meaning flak catcher:

flak

Meaning fire:

fire, attack, flak, blast

Meaning antiaircraft:

antiaircraft, flak

Meaning the expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes:

criticism

Meaning the formal expression of severe disapproval:

censure

Meaning possession or expression of an unfavourable opinion:

disapproval

Meaning strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds:

disapprobation

Meaning hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition:

hostility

Meaning a statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable:

complaints

Meaning the expression of very strong disapproval; censure:

condemnation

Meaning public condemnation of someone or something:

denunciation

Meaning harsh criticism or censure:

opprobrium

Meaning strong public condemnation:

obloquy

Meaning the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander:

calumny

Meaning abusively disparaging speech or writing:

vilification

Meaning the improper use of something:

abuse

Meaning a harsh criticism:

lambasting

Meaning a piece of brick used as a missile:

brickbats

Meaning strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door:

knocking

Meaning criticize severely:

panning

Meaning an insulting and critical attack:

slamming, slagging

Meaning severe criticism or treatment:

stick

Meaning abuse; insults:

verbal

Anagrams of flack

Falck

Words that rhyme with flack

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