Cack

Pronunciation: /kæk/

Definitions of cack

noun a slang term for excrement or feces

Example Sentences

A1 I heard a loud cack coming from the henhouse.

A2 The witch let out an evil cack as she cast her spell.

B1 The cack of laughter filled the room as the friends shared jokes.

B2 The comedian's cack was contagious, making everyone in the audience laugh.

C1 The cack of the old man's cough echoed through the empty house.

C2 The cack of the hyenas could be heard from miles away in the African savannah.

Examples of cack in a Sentence

formal The cackling of the geese could be heard from afar.

informal She couldn't stop cackling at the joke he told.

slang I can't believe he cacked up that presentation.

figurative The cackling crowd at the concert was deafening.

Grammatical Forms of cack

• past tense: cacked
• plural: cacks
• comparative: cacker
• superlative: cackest
• present tense: cack
• future tense: will cack
• perfect tense: have cacked
• continuous tense: is cacking
• singular: cack
• positive degree: cack
• infinitive: to cack
• gerund: cacking
• participle: cacked

Origin and Evolution of cack

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The word 'cack' is believed to have originated from Middle English, likely derived from Old English 'cac', which means excrement.

Evolution of the word: Over time, 'cack' evolved to become a slang term used to describe something of poor quality or nonsense, rather than its original meaning of excrement.