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flackery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flack-ery
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The aggressive public relations activity associated with press agents

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English flack Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English flackery From flack + -ery.

Usage

Inflected Forms

flackeries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hackery quackery

Synonyms

spin PR marketing

Questions

What does flackery mean?
The aggressive public relations activity associated with press agents
Where does flackery come from?
Etymology tree English flack Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English flackery From flack + -ery.

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