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Definition of flack noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

flack

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/flæk/
 
/flæk/
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  1. (also flak)
     [uncountable] guns on the ground that are shooting at enemy aircraft; bullets from these guns
  2. (also flak)
     [uncountable] (informal) severe criticism
    • He's taken a lot of flack for his political views.
    • She came in for a lot of flack from the press.
  3. [countable] (North American English, informal) a press agent (= a person whose job is to supply information and advertising material about a particular actor, musician, theatre, etc. to newspapers, radio or television)
    4. Word Originsense 2 1940s: of unknown origin.
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