flak
noun/flæk/
/flæk/
(also flack)
[uncountable]- guns on the ground that are shooting at enemy aircraft; bullets from these guns
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- (informal) severe criticism
- He's taken a lot of flak for his political views.
- She came in for a lot of flak from the press.
Word Origin1930s: from German, abbreviation of Fliegerabwehrkanone, literally ‘aviator-defence gun’.
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