flak

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.5 See also 2 Icelandic 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.1.2 Derived terms 2.1.3 See also 3 Polish 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

• flack (adverse criticism and spokesperson senses)

[edit] Etymology

German acronym of Fliegerabwehrkanone (“‘aeroplane defence cannon’”) or Flugabwehrkanone (“‘flight defence cannon’”). First attested 1938 as “antiaircraft gun”, 1940 as “antiaircraft fire”. Sense of “adverse criticism” attested since 1963 in American English.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /flæk/, SAMPA: /fl{k/
• Rhymes: -æk

[edit] Noun

flak (countable and uncountable; plural flaks)

1. Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells.
2. Anti-aircraft shell fire.
3. (figuratively, informal) Adverse criticism.
4. (informal) A public-relations spokesperson.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Synonyms

• AAA, triple-A
• ack-ack

[edit] See also

• flak jacket

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Noun

flak n. (flak-s, flök)

1. a wreck
2. filet, (UK) fillet (of fish)

[edit] Synonyms

• (wreck): rekald n.
• (a fish fillet): flak af fiski n.

[edit] Derived terms

• flaka

[edit] See also

• lundir (of beef etc.)

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Noun

flak m.

1. a gut (intestine)