Plural of flack: press agents, public relations professionals, or aggressive promotional tactics.
Plural form of 'flack,' which emerged as American slang in the 1940s for press agents and their promotional work.
The term 'flacks' became synonymous with the entire entertainment publicity machine, and it's been used mockingly by journalists ever since as shorthand for anyone trying to spin a story in their favor.
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