flak also flack (fl k)n. 1. a. Antiaircraft artillery. b. The bursting shells fired from such artillery. 2. Informal a. Excessive or abusive criticism. b. Dissension; opposition. [German, from Fl(ieger)a(bwehr)k(anone), aircraft-defense gun.] |
flak, flack [flæk]
n
1. (Military) anti-aircraft fire or artillery
2. Informal a great deal of adverse criticism
[from German Fl(ieger)a(bwehr)k(anone), literally: aircraft defence gun]
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| Noun | 1. | flak - a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer 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. | flak - intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" | |
| 3. |  flak - artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanesBofors 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 |
flak
noun criticism, stick (slang), opposition, abuse, complaints, hostility, condemnation, censure, disapproval, bad press, denigration, brickbats (informal), sideswipes, disparagement, fault-finding, disapprobation He's getting a lot of flak for that.
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