dack
/dæk/verb
dack is spelled D-A-C-K: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, dack means “To pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dack?
| Letters | 4: D-A-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dack?
Dack appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dack?
- /dæk/
Dack has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_dack.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dack
- dacks present, singular, he/she/it
- dacking participle, present
- dacked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dack mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
AustraliainformalTo pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke.
- 2
AustraliaTo cause political embarrassment in order to gain advantage over an opponent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dack come from?
From daks, Australian slang for trousers or underwear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).