gak

Interjection (1)

1. (often repeated several times) A sharp, sudden sound from someone's throat while they're coughing, vomiting, gagging, etc.
   • Sports was immediately consigned to a recycle pile where it was handy in case she heard the unmistakable gack-gack-gack machine-gun regurgitation sound of Midnight Louie about to deposit a hairball on some particularly cherished piece of paper or furniture.1999 April, Carole Nelson Douglas, “Newsmaker, Heartbreaker”, in Cat in an Indigo Mood', Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN, page 198
2. An expression of disgust or disapproval.
   • The family wanted me to try marmite, which is some sort of dark brown yeast extract that many Kiwis seem to enjoy. […] The family asked me to try it saying that it "tastes better than it smells." They were completely wrong. Gack! No more marmite for this boy.a. 2004, Mister Moose [pseudonym], “Arriving in New Zealand: My First Experiences in This Far Off Land”, in MisterMoose.org, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2004
3. An expression of trepidation.
   • “Gack,” said Judith. “I don’t remember that. I wish you hadn’t. […]”1995 March, Mary Daheim, Major Vices, Avon Books, →ISBN, page 112

Interjection (2)

1. The sound of a bird's call in response to disturbance.
   • It was a big downy chick, about twenty-three days old. […] Steve shot ptargmigan for it, and every time it ate or saw Steve it would scream, Gack gack gack gack, […]2009, Rachel Dickinson, Falconer on the Edge, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 97&endash;98

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