Definitions for flackflæk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
flack*flæk(n.)
Category: Status (usage)
Ref: press agent.
Also, flack′er•y.
Category: Status (usage)
Ref: publicity .
(v.i.)to serve as a publicist.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
* Slang..
Origin of flack:
1935–40, Amer.; said to be after Gene Flack, a movie press agent
flackflæk(n.)
Category: Military
Ref: flak .
Princeton's WordNet
flak catcher, flak, flack catcher, flack(noun)
a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
fire, attack, flak, flack, blast(noun)
intense adverse criticism
"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, flack, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack gun(noun)
artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
Wiktionary
flack(Noun)
a publicist, a publicity agent
flack(Verb)
to publicise, to promote
Translations for flack
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
smear(noun)
a mark made by smearing.
- smeermerkAfrikaans
- لَطْخَه، بُقْعَهArabic
- петноBulgarian
- nódoaPortuguese (BR)
- skvrnaCzech
- der FleckGerman
- pletDanish
- μουντζούραGreek
- manchaSpanish
- plekkEstonian
- لكهFarsi
- tahraFinnish
- salissureFrench
- כֶּתֶםHebrew
- लेप, आलेपHindi
- mrlja, razmazCroatian
- (zsír)foltHungarian
- tanda olesanIndonesian
- klessa, bletturIcelandic
- macchiaItalian
- しみJapanese
- 오점Korean
- dėmėLithuanian
- traips; smērējumsLatvian
- sapuanMalay
- vlekDutch
- tilgrising, flekkNorwegian
- plama, smugaPolish
- لكهPersian
- داغ: غوړول، ككړول، خيرنولPashto
- nódoaPortuguese
- patăRomanian
- пятноRussian
- škvrnaSlovak
- madežSlovenian
- mrljaSerbian
- fläckSwedish
- สิ่งที่เอาไว้ทาหรือป้ายThai
- lekeTurkish
- 污點Chinese (Trad.)
- пляма; мазокUkrainian
- داغUrdu
- đốm bẩn, vết bẩnVietnamese
- 污点Chinese (Simp.)
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