flack

flack ¹

 (flăk) Informal

n.

A press agent; a publicist.

v. flacked, flack·ing, flacks

v.intr.

To act as a press agent: flacking for a movie studio.

v.tr.

To act as a press agent for; promote: authors who tour the country flacking their books.

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[Perhaps after Gene Flack, a movie press agent in the 1920s and 1930s.]

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flack′er·y n.

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flack ²

 (flăk)

n.

Variant of flak.

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flack

(flæk)

n

(Marketing) chiefly US and Canadian a press or publicity agent

[C20: of unknown origin]

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flack

(flæk)

n

(Military) a variant spelling of flak

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flack¹

(flæk)
Slang.
n.

1. press agent.

2. Also, flack′er•y. publicity.

v.i.

3. to serve as a publicist.

[1935–40, Amer.; said to be after Gene Flack, a movie press agent]

flack²

(flæk)

n.

flak.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flack - a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer flack catcher, flak, flak catcher spokesperson, representative, interpreter, voice - an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
	2.	flack - intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" flak, attack, blast, fire criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"
	3.	flack - artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, pom-pom, flak Bofors gun - an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) predictor - a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival

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