noun
- harsh criticism or opposition
- a person who works in public relations or publicity
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
verb
- to serve as a publicist or promote something
Usage: informal
Examples
- The mayor received a lot of flack for his controversial decision.
- She’s tired of getting flack from her critics.
- The movie star’s flack arranged several interviews.
- He works as a flack for a major corporation.
- The company hired her to flack their new product.
- Stop flacking for that politician and tell us what you really think.