dacking
dacking is the present participle and gerund of dack.
Meaning of dack
Verb
dack (third-person singular simple present dacks, present participle dacking, simple past and past participle dacked)
- To pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke.
- To cause political embarrassment in order to gain advantage over an opponent.
- We have it because way back in 1918, Billy Hughes — the Labor defector and leader of the Nationalist Party, from whose remains Robert Menzies was ultimately to build the Liberal Party — introduced preferential voting specifically in order to dack the Labor party.2024 December 4, Annabel Crabb, “Liberal MP Paul Fletcher sees red over teals, but look deeper and there's more at play”, in ABC News (Australia)
Questions about dacking
- What is dacking the present participle and gerund of?
- Dacking is the present participle and gerund of dack.
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