ack

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/æk/
See all 3 pronunciations
/æk/ · /æ(ː)k/ · /æ(ː)x/

Definition of ack

9 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An acknowledgement either of a packet or a message received from a network.
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noun

  1. An acknowledgement either of a packet or a message received from a network.
  2. (historical)The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications.
    “They had to begin at the beginning: learning the Morse code, flag-wagging, a succession of acks, and practice on the buzzer.”
  3. acknowledgment signal

verb

  1. To acknowledge a packet or a message received from a network.
    “Yet, with full ECN nonce functionality and totally unreliable behaviour, ACKing individual packets only would require the receiver to maintain state that could theoretically grow without bounds.”
  2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of ACK.
  3. (offensive, reflexive)To commit suicide.

intj

  1. acknowledged
  2. Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.
  3. (offensive)Mocking a transgender person by imitating the sound of choking during a suicide by hanging, evoking the notion that transgender people frequently commit suicide.
    “ACK!”
    “>...ACK!”
    “Hahaha Nooo dad why won't you accept me for my true self noooo ....BLURK.. ack ack”
    “Ack!”
    “>Im so glad i transitioned >Time to look myself in the mirror >... >... >...ACK!”

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Etymology

Clipping of acknowledged.

Anagrams of ack

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