flack (
http://definr.com/flack)
n 1: a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the
advantage of their employer [syn:
flak catcher,
flak,
flack catcher]
2: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the
Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack";
"don't give me any flak" [syn:
fire,
attack,
flak,
blast]
3: artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes [syn:
antiaircraft,
antiaircraft gun,
flak,
pom-pom,
ack-ack, {ack-ack
gun}]