ack
Pronunciation: /æk/
The English word “ack” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications.
- acknowledgment signal
interjection
- acknowledged
- Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.
- Mocking a transgender person by imitating the sound of choking during a suicide by hanging, evoking the notion that transgender people frequently commit suicide.
verb
Etymology
Clipping of acknowledged.
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