Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sacked

/sˈækt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: sacked
IPA: /sˈækt/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of sack

verb

simple past and past participle of sac

adj

Bothered; willing to make an effort.

Australian usage; Slang

adj

fired from employment

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"I can't be sacked to get out of bed today."
"We asked John if he wanted to come down the pub with us, but he couldn't be sacked."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more sacked (comparative) most sacked (superlative)

Derived Forms

unsacked

Phrases

sacked out

Synonyms

fucked arsed despoiled pillaged raped ravaged

Rhymes With

fact act impact attacked exact packed backed attract react abstract interact cracked

Questions

How do you pronounce sacked?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈækt/.
What does sacked mean?: simple past and past participle of sack

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