- a variation of flak.
flack
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“When he brought Jalen Brunson here, there was a lot of flack saying that he’s not a 1-A,” Knicks legend Patrick Ewing said as the championship celebration ran late into Saturday night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
In the run-up to voting day, Bobi Wine has been campaigning across the country, often wearing a protective flack jacket and helmet.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
When Geiger caught flack for prescribing food instead of drugs, he replied, “The last time I looked at my textbooks, the most specific therapy for malnutrition was food.”
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025
Before they could speak more than a few words, a flack following the senator handed them business cards and told them to reach out to the office with any questions.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2024
Dale replied he’d had just about enough of setting by the shipping lane in soup fog for a dozen silvers, a few dogfish, a couple of hake, and what’s more taking flack off his radio.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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