name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
dack
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/dæk/
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CMU ARPABET: D AE1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A former township in the Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada, now part of Charlton and Dack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 3
To pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, informal
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verb
Meaning 4
To cause political embarrassment in order to gain advantage over an opponent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
Topics: government, politics
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History
Etymology
* As an English surname, from the Old English personal name *Dæcca, also found in the first element of the town Dagenham. * As a Dutch surname for a roofer, from a variant of dak (“roof”).
From daks, Australian slang for trousers or underwear.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 扒褲子 /扒裤子 (bā kùzi) — pull down someone's trousers
- Finnish: vetää jonkun housut alas — pull down someone's trousers