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flack

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: flack

1
 n
artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
2
 n
a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
3
 n
intense adverse criticism
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: flack
1

n artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes

Synonyms:
ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, pom-pom
Types:
Bofors gun
an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun
Type of:
gun
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
2

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

Synonyms:
flack catcher, flak, flak catcher
Type of:
interpreter, representative, spokesperson, voice
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
3

n intense adverse criticism

Synonyms:
attack, blast, fire, flak
Type of:
criticism, unfavorable judgment
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
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