ack

¹

[ak]

interjection

1. (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.

ack.

²

abbreviation

1. acknowledge.

2. acknowledgment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ack¹

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

“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

Leather, though somewhat muzzy, was sufficiently sober to be able to deliver this message, and acquaint Mr. Sponge with the impossibility of his 'ridin' the 'ack.'

From Project Gutenberg

"Qu—," said the duck, and he disappeared before he had time to get the "-ack" out of him.

From Project Gutenberg