ack en · INTJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /æk/
Etymology
Clipping of acknowledged.
Meanings
- acknowledged
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
ack en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /æk/
Etymology
Clipping of acknowledged.
Meanings
-
(historical) The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications.
They had to begin at the beginning: learning the Morse code, flag-wagging, a succession of acks, and practice on the buzzer.
1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 173:
- (qualifier:data communications) acknowledgment signal
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACK | alternative | lexicographic | |
| acks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nak (antonym(s) of “data communications”) · nack (antonym(s) of “data communications”)
Deriveds
ack en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /æk/
Etymology
Clipping of acknowledged.
Meanings
-
(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of ACK.
alt of ACK
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| acked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| acks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| acking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
ack en · INTJ · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /æ(ː)x/
- /æ(ː)k/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Imitative. Etymology 2, interjection sense 2 is first attested in the latter part of September, 2021 on /qa/ - Question & Answer, from which it appears to have originated.
Meanings
- Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.
-
(offensive, qualifier:4chan slang) Mocking a transgender person by imitating the sound of choking during a suicide by hanging, evoking the notion that transgender people frequently commit suicide.
>...ACK!
2021 September 23, anonymous author, 4chan, /qa/:Hahaha Nooo dad why won't you accept me for my true self noooo ....BLURK.. ack ack
2021 September 23, anonymous author, 4chan, /qa/:>Im so glad i transitioned >Time to look myself in the mirror >... >... >...ACK!
2021 September 24, anonymous author, 4chan, /qa/:ACK!
2021 September 22, anonymous author, 4chan, /qa/:Ack!
2021 September 23, anonymous author, 4chan, /fit/:
ack en · VERB · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /æ(ː)x/
- /æ(ː)k/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Imitative. Etymology 2, interjection sense 2 is first attested in the latter part of September, 2021 on /qa/ - Question & Answer, from which it appears to have originated.
Meanings
-
(offensive, qualifier:4chan slang, reflexive) To commit suicide.
Ack yourself.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| acks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| acked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| acked | Tense=Past | lexicographic |