Flacked

/flækt/ verb

Definition

Past tense of 'flack': to work as a press agent or public relations person, or to promote aggressively.

Etymology

From 'flack' (1940s slang), possibly from the name of Eugene 'Gene' Flack, an early press agent, or from Yiddish 'flak' meaning chatter or criticism.

Kelly Says

The term 'flacked' became Hollywood slang right when the PR industry invented itself in the 1940s, and it's still used today when someone's trying to sell you something through aggressive media manipulation.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አክብሮታ
a-k-b-ro-ta
ARالعربية
انتقد
in-taqad
BNবাংলা
নির্মূল করা হয়েছে
nir-mool kor-a hoyechhe
CACatalà
criticat
kri-tee-kat
CSČeština
byl kritikován
byl kri-tee-ko-vahn
DADansk
blev kritiseret
blev kree-tee-se-ret
DEDeutsch
beschimpft worden
be-shchimpft vor-den
ELΕλληνικά
κριτικάστηκε
kri-tee-sti-kee
ESEspañol
recibió críticas
re-thee-bee-oh kri-tee-kahs
FAفارسی
انتقاد شد
enteqaad shod
FISuomi
kritisoitiin
kri-tee-soi-tee-n
FRFrançais
a été critiqué
a eh-tuh kree-tee-keh
GUGU
ટીકા
tee-ka
HAHA
ta'a
ta-a
HEעברית
הוא קיבל ביקורת
huv kee-vel bi-kroh-t
HIहिन्दी
निंदा की गई
ni-nda kee gayee
HUMagyar
kritizáltak
kri-tee-zahl-tak
IDBahasa Indonesia
dikritik
dee-kri-tihk
IGIG
gbasara
gba-sa-ra
ITItaliano
è stato criticato
eh stoh kroh-tee-kah-toh
JA日本語
非難された
ひなんされた
KKKK
сыйлау
syy-lau
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង
pra-chaam
KO한국어
비난당했습니다
bi-nan-dang-haesseumnida
MRMR
टिप्पणी
ti-p-pa-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
dikritik
dee-kri-tihk
MYမြန်မာ
ကရိယာ
ka-ri-ya
NLNederlands
bekritiseerd
bek-ri-tee-seerd
NONorsk
ble kritisert
bleh kree-tee-se-rt
PAPA
ਟਿਕਾ
tee-ka
PLPolski
był krytykowany
b-uł kry-tee-ko-wa-ny
PTPortuguês
foi criticado
foi kri-tee-kah-doo
RORomână
a fost criticat
a fost kri-tee-kat
RUРусский
был раскритикован
byl raskritikovan
SVSvenska
kritiserades
kri-tee-se-ra-des
SWKiswahili
alizwa
a-lee-zwa
TAதமிழ்
சொல்லப்பட்டார்
soll-pa-ttaar
TEతెలుగు
批 kommen
pee kom-men
THไทย
ถูกวิจารณ์
took wi-cha-ron
TLTL
pinag-kritik
pi-nag-kri-tihk
TRTürkçe
eleştirildi
el-ees-tee-ree-lee
UKУкраїнська
був засуджений
buv za-su-djen-nyy
URاردو
نقد کیا گیا
naqad kee-ya gaya
VITiếng Việt
bị chỉ trích
bee chi-trohch
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
受到批评
shòu dào pīpíng
ZUZU
ukhohlwa
u-kho-hl-wa

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