Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ack

/æk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: ack
IPA: /æk/

9

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An acknowledgement either of a packet or a message received from a network.

verb

To acknowledge a packet or a message received from a network.

noun

The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications.

noun

acknowledgment signal

verb

Alternative form of ACK.

intj

intj

Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.

intj

Mocking a transgender person by imitating the sound of choking during a suicide by hanging, evoking the notion that transgender people frequently commit suicide.

Offensive

Example Sentences

"Yet, with full ECN nonce functionality and totally unreliable behaviour, ACKing individual packets only would require the receiver to maintain state that could theoretically grow without bounds."
"They had to begin at the beginning: learning the Morse code, flag-wagging, a succession of acks, and practice on the buzzer."
"ACK!"
">...ACK!"
"Hahaha Nooo dad why won't you accept me for my true self noooo ....BLURK.. ack ack"
">Im so glad i transitioned >Time to look myself in the mirror >... >... >...ACK!"

Etymology

Clipping of acknowledged.

Origin

First known use: first attested in the latter part of September, 2021

Usage

Offensive

Inflected Forms

ACKs (plural) ACKs (present, singular) ACKing (participle, present) ACKed (participle, past) ACKed (past)

Derived Forms

unacked

Phrases

ack emma ack-ack

Frequently Paired Words

roger:

Homonyms

aach

Antonyms

NAK nack

Rhymes With

back black attack track lack jack pack mac crack hack stack pac

Questions

How do you pronounce ack?: The recorded pronunciation is /æk/.
What does ack mean?: An acknowledgement either of a packet or a message received from a network.
Where does ack come from?: First known use: first attested in the latter part of September, 2021.

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