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AngeloFoca

06/05/14 3:33 PM

#12479 RE: terry hallinan #12434

Hello Terry, seems like everytime I read one of your posts I have to scurry to Wikipedia or Dictionary!

flak - flack1 [flak] Show IPA
noun Sometimes Disparaging.
1.
press agent.
2.
publicity.
verb (used without object)
3.
to serve as a press agent or publicist: to flack for a new rock group.
verb (used with object)
4.
to promote; publicize: to flack a new record.
Origin:
1935–40; said to be after Gene Flack, a movie publicity agent


But that's alright - makes me feel I'm getting my money's worth for my $20.00 yearly contribution.

Is attesting that the first eleven years of my 66 year life was spent where English is not the native language a "reason" or "excuse"??? for not knowing the meaning of flack ... which I now know the meaning of... thanxs to Terry???