FLAK

antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, flack, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack gun

(noun) artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes

fire, attack, flak, flack, blast

(noun) intense adverse criticism; “Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party”; “the government has come under attack”; “don’t give me any flak”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

flak (countable and uncountable, plural flaks)

Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells. [from 1938]

Synonyms: ack-ack, AAA, triple-A

Anti-aircraft shell fire. [from 1940]

Synonym: ack-ack

(figuratively, informal) Adverse criticism. [from 1963]

(informal) A public-relations spokesperson.

Anagrams

• KLFA, falk

Source: Wiktionary

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins