ack
1 Americaninterjection
abbreviation
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acknowledge.
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acknowledgment.
Etymology
Origin of ack
First recorded in 1995–2000
Example Sentences
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“At first, I …,” Waters said, then uttered an interjection that sounded a lot like “ack!”
From Washington Post
Business has started to pick up, and inside one of the family’s rooms there are screws and a car ack next to a door.
From Los Angeles Times
“Help my little wee ones! Oh, ack and alas, the poor children!”
From Literature
We need to remember why we were once the promise of a better tomorrow for the world, and get ourselves ack in the game.
From New York Times
How many hours, how many pinutes, what time, when, ack, ack ack!
From Literature
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