English Explanatory Dictionary

dack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke.
  2. To cause political embarrassment in order to gain advantage over an opponent.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A former township in the Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada, now part of Charlton and Dack.

Pronunciation

/dæk/ EN-AU ck1 dack.ogg

Word forms

dack dacks dacking dacked

Etymology

From daks, Australian slang for trousers or underwear.

Related words

Dax
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