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dak
Also: dack, dakked, dacked
To pull down another person's trousers as a prank or humiliation.
In a sentence
Someone tried to dak him during the school photo.
Where it came from
The verb comes from daks, Australian slang for trousers. Because it describes a humiliating prank, the term is best explained without presenting the act as harmless.
- Initial era
- 1800–1899
- Where used
- Australia-wide