noun
- plural of flack; press agents or publicists
- plural of flack; anti-aircraft fire or criticism
Usage: informal
Usage: military; informal
verb
- third person singular present of flack; to work as a press agent or publicist
Usage: informal
Examples
- The movie studio hired several flacks to promote the new film.
- Political flacks worked overtime during the campaign season.
- The pilot encountered heavy flacks over enemy territory.
- She flacks for a major tech company in Silicon Valley.
- The celebrity’s flacks denied all the rumors.
- He received flacks from critics for his controversial statement.