ack

[ ak ]

/ æk /

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interjection

(used as an expression of dismay, frustration, surprise, or the like): Ack! I left the steaks on the counter, and my dog ate them both.

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Origin of ack

First recorded in 1995–2000

ack.

abbreviation

acknowledge.

acknowledgment.

You know, Ack, the melancholy of it all is that we grew up there.
War Nostalgia Is Leading Veterans to Places Like Syria. One Went Missing There.|Elliot Ackerman|May 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A “Cathy” movie, filled with dietary struggles, overbearing mothers, and a script punctuated by a number of “Ack!”
Lights, Camera, Cocktails|Brody Brown|July 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Carlos has been staying busy perfecting his Obama impression including a sketch called BA-L-ACK Obama.
The Comedian-in-Chief|Jocelyn Guest|November 21, 2008|DAILY BEAST
"The ack-ack will knock those planes out of the sky," one of the sailors said.
The Lost Warship|Robert Moore Williams

Ain't nothin' ever gained by not bein' open 'n' above-board; that's my motto, and I ack up to it.
In the Arena|Booth Tarkington
Rocky raised his nose and head, braced himself as though to jump, and delivered a shrill “Ke-ack.”
Watched by Wild Animals|Enos A. Mills
You 'spose dey let dose Crow tak de ack-kisr-attah to Crooked-Bear's boy?
John Ermine of the Yellowstone|Frederic Remington
"And a-callin' of 'em to 'ack Mr. Dicky Hamshaw to pieces," growled Hawkins, adjusting his sights on the figure.
The Great Airship.|F. S. Brereton