Associations to the word «Flack»

Wiktionary

FLACK, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To flutter; palpitate.
FLACK, verb. (intransitive) (UK dialectal) To hang loosely; flag.
FLACK, verb. (transitive) (UK dialectal) To beat by flapping.
FLACK, noun. A publicist, a publicity agent.
FLACK, verb. To publicise, to promote.
FLACK, noun. Alternative spelling of flak.

Dictionary definition

FLACK, noun. A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer.
FLACK, noun. Intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak".
FLACK, noun. Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.