gack
Значение (English)
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- A sharp, sudden sound from someone's throat while they're coughing, vomiting, gagging, etc.
- An expression of disgust or disapproval.
- An expression of trepidation.
Произносится как (IPA)
/ɡæk/
Этимология (English)
Apparently onomatopoeic and believed to have first appeared in comic strips. Compare gag (“to choke; to retch”) and hack (“to cough noisily”). The "cocaine" and "meth" senses apparently comes from the fact that snorting the drugs often activates a person's gag reflex.
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