Definition of FLAK

flak

Plural: flaks

Noun

  • a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
  • intense adverse criticism
    • "don't give me any flak"
  • artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
  • Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells.
  • Anti-aircraft shell fire.
  • Adverse criticism.
  • A public-relations spokesperson.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from German FlaK, short for Fliegerabwehrkanone (“anti airplane cannon”).

Synonyms

AAA, ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, attack, blast, fire, flack, flack catcher, flak catcher, pom-pom, triple-A

Scrabble Score: 11

flak is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
flak is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flak is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

flak is a valid Words With Friends word