"dack" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /dæk/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 dack.ogg Forms: dacks [present, singular, third-person], dacking [participle, present], dacked [participle, past], dacked [past]
Etymology: From daks, Australian slang for trousers or underwear. Head templates: {{en-verb}} dack (third-person singular simple present dacks, present participle dacking, simple past and past participle dacked)
  1. (Australia, informal) To pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke. Tags: Australia, informal Translations (pull down someone's trousers): 扒褲子 /扒裤子 (bā kùzi) (Chinese Mandarin), vetää jonkun housut alas (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-dack-en-verb-XNgCnzx1 Categories (other): Australian English Disambiguation of "pull down someone's trousers": 95 5
  2. (Australia, politics) To cause political embarrassment in order to gain advantage over an opponent. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-dack-en-verb-IjS0LC9m Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 23 77 Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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        "To pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke."
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        "(Australia, informal) To pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke."
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      "sense": "pull down someone's trousers",
      "word": "扒褲子 /扒裤子"
    },
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