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dakka

UK/ˈdækə/

dakka interjection: the sound of a firing machine gun.

Interjection

  1. The sound of a firing machine gun.
    • Right, now I'll try to get on your tail and I want you to take evasive action. Understood? […] Dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka.1969, James Kennaway, Wilfred Greatorex, Battle of Britain, spoken by Squadron Leader "Skipper" (Robert Shaw), United Kingdom: Spitfire Productions; distributed by United Artists

Noun

dakka (uncountable)

  1. (broadly, slang, especially board games) Firepower, especially done in excess.

Proper noun capitalized: Dakka

Dakka

  1. Dated spelling of Dhaka.

Synonyms of dakka

Origin of dakka

Onomatopoeic for a firing machine gun. Popularised by the invented Ork lexicon in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop war game.

Questions about dakka

What does dakka mean?
Dakka means the sound of a firing machine gun.
What part of speech is dakka?
Dakka can be an interjection, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce dakka?
Dakka is pronounced /ˈdækə/ (UK).

Words near dakka in the dictionary

  1. dakini
  2. dakinis
  3. Dakins
  4. dakir
  5. dakirs
  6. dakka
  7. dakked
  8. dakking
  9. dakoit
  10. dakoiti
  11. dakoities

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