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flack

1

[ flak ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to serve as a press agent or publicist:

    to flack for a new rock group.

verb (used with object)

  1. to promote; publicize:

    to flack a new record.

flack

2

[ flak ]

noun

flack

1

/ ڱæ /

noun

  1. a press or publicity agent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

flack

2

/ ڱæ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of flak
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flack1

1935–40; said to be after Gene Flack, a movie publicity agent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flack1

C20: of unknown origin
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Post-”Succession” Jeremy Strong might get a lot of flack for his method approach to roles, but his brand of severity works perfectly for the sickening depiction of Roy Cohn in “The Apprentice.”

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When Geiger caught flack for prescribing food instead of drugs, he replied, “The last time I looked at my textbooks, the most specific therapy for malnutrition was food.”

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A conflict between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, the stars of the movie “It Ends With Us,” has turned into a jobs program for attorneys and flacks.

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He got a hat, he stopped wearing a uniform, he started wearing a big belt buckle and button-down shirts and a flack vest.

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Then he got another part, and his stunt buddies kind of gave him a little flack for it.

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