Definition of GACK

gack

Meanings

Intj

  • A sharp, sudden sound from someone's throat while they're coughing, vomiting, gagging, etc.
  • An expression of disgust or disapproval.
  • An expression of trepidation.
  • The sound of a bird's call in response to disturbance.

Verb

  • To make a sharp, sudden sound in one's throat, such as before vomiting or while coughing, gagging, etc.
  • To do something that causes a sharp, sudden sound in one's throat.
  • To vomit, throw up.
  • To do something that causes a sharp, sudden sound in one's throat.
  • To cough something up.
  • To do something that causes a sharp, sudden sound in one's throat.
  • To choke (be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe)
  • To do something that causes a sharp, sudden sound in one's throat.
  • To choke (experience tightness in one's throat as a result of strong emotion)
  • To call in response to disturbance.

Noun

  • Crystal meth.
  • Powder cocaine.

Origin / Etymology

Apparently onomatopoeic and believed to have first appeared in comic strips. Compare gag (“to choke; to retch”) and hack (“to cough noisily”).
The "cocaine" and "meth" senses apparently comes from the fact that snorting the drugs often activates a person's gag reflex.

Scrabble Score: 0

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Words With Friends Score: 13

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