flacking

flack

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flak]
- /flæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flak]
- /flæk/

Definitions of flacking word

noun flacking press agent. 1
noun flacking publicity. 1
verb without object flacking to serve as a press agent or publicist: to flack for a new rock group. 1
verb with object flacking to promote; publicize: to flack a new record. 1
noun flacking Present participle of flack. 1

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Origin of flacking

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

1935-40; said to be after Gene Flack, a movie publicity agent

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Parts of speech for Flacking

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flacking

flacking popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flacking usage trend in Literature

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