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flak

flak [ flak ] or flack [ flak ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. ground-based antiaircraft fire: antiaircraft fire directed from the ground

2. criticism: strong adverse criticism ( informal )

[Mid-20th century. < German, acronym < Flieger Abwehr Kanone "airplane defense canon"]
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