Definitions for flak
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flak catcher, flak, flack catcher, flacknoun

   a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer

2. fire, attack, flak, flack, blastnoun

   intense adverse criticism

   "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"

3. antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, flack, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack gunnoun

   artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flaknoun

   Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells.

2. flaknoun

   Anti-aircraft shell fire.

3. flaknoun

   Adverse criticism.

4. flaknoun

   A public-relations spokesperson.

5. Etymology: acronym of Fliegerabwehrkanone. First attested 1938 as “antiaircraft gun”, 1940 as “antiaircraft fire”. Sense of “adverse criticism” attested since 1963 in American English.

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1. flak

   Flak is a term originally used to refer to anti-aircraft artillery fire, but it has also been adopted metaphorically to refer to intense criticism or opposition. The word is often used in phrases like "catching flak" or "taking flak," meaning receiving a significant amount of criticism.

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1. flak

   Song lyrics by flak -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by flak on the Lyrics.com website.

2. FLAK

   What does FLAK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FLAK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FLAK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Flak is ranked #70403 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Flak surname appeared 278 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Flak.
   
   94.9% or 264 total occurrences were White.
   3.2% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Criticism
   • Gun
   • Spokesperson

How to pronounce flak?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say flak in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flak in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flak in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of flak in a Sentence

1. Caitlyn Jenner:

   I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans.

2. Seth Meyers:

   That is horrifying, she’s wearing Army gear because it’s a USO tour, but honestly, who could blame women if they started wearingmilitarygear whenever they’re around men ? ‘ Where are you going in a helmet and a flak jacket ? ’ ‘ The subway. ’.

3. Rob Stutzman:

   What you don’t do is throw on your f---king flak jacket, get your AR-15 and walk around out there, waving your gun like you’re Rambo just to prove a point, that kind of extremism is completely unproductive.

4. Russ Snell:

   When the flak came up and you heard it, you wanted to get out of that plane, it was like it hailed outside. That’s why you’re glad to jump. When those planes go down, that’s it. But when you jump, you still have a chance.

5. Irina Protchenko:

   The biggest reward will be if one of these flak jackets saves the life of one of our defenders.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=flak
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Flak
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html