interjection

• as a question, to enquire whether someone is present.

  Speaker: ACK?
  
  Response: ACK.

  More words meaning: abbreviations (list of)
  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: inquiries (list of)

  by Anonymous, Sep 28 2008  (Edit definition)

• to affirm one's presence. An appropriate response to ping.

  Speaker: Are you there?
  
  Response: ACK.

  Speaker: ping
  
  Response: ACK.

  More words meaning: abbreviations (list of)
  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: present, near, directly

  by Anonymous, Sep 28 2008  (Edit definition)

• an exclamation of surprise or alarm.

  Ack!

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  by Anonymous, Sep 28 2008  (Edit definition)

• yes.

  Speaker: Do you want to shop for monitors?
  
  Response: ACK.

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  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: yes, agreements (statements of)

  by Anonymous, Sep 28 2008  (Edit definition)

origin

• ACK is an abbreviation of "acknowledged," used commonly in computing. See also NAK. Note that "ack" as an exclamation of surprise or alarm has no relation to computing.

  by The Jargon File, Sep 28 2009  (Edit definition)

other

• online chatting acronym of "age, sex, location?" An inquiry of one's age, gender, and location.

  Hey disco! ASL?

  More words meaning: inquiries (list of)
  More words meaning: texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of)

  by Farah, NJ, USA, Apr 28 2002  (Edit definition)

interjection

• "Are you telling me the truth?" or "I'm telling you the truth." Also for reals.

  Sally: I got an A on my paper.
  
  Bennie: For real?
  
  Sally: For real!

  More words meaning: inquiries (list of)
  More words meaning: yes, agreements (statements of)

  by Laura, Clarion, PA, USA, Dec 03 2002  (Edit definition)

interjection

• synonymous with "What do you think about that?" Also "How do you like them apples?"

  How about them apples?

  More words meaning: inquiries (list of)

  by Gulnar Surury, New York, NY, USA, Mar 25 1998  (Edit definition)

notes

• Note that the phrase in its colloquial use is ungrammatical. While a listener would understand "How about those apples" as being an equivalent question, using "them" is traditional.

  by Anonymous, Jul 13 2007  (Edit definition)

interjection

• roughly equivalent to "serious." Used similarly to phrases such as, "Seriously?" "Are you serious?" etc. Can also be used as a statement rather than a question, meaning "Seriously!" Popularized by R&B/rap group Blackstreet in their song "No Diggity" on the 1996 album Another Level.

  Sally: Einstein was smart!
  
  Bennie: No diggity?
  
  Sally: No diggity!

  More words meaning: inquiries (list of)
  More words meaning: yes, agreements (statements of)

  by Jason P, Troy, NY, USA, Sep 12 1997  (Edit definition)

interjection

• used to inquire the owner of an item. Example: someone would hold up a pencil and, speaking to a group, ask "Who's own?"

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  by Jennifer, Tampa, FL, USA, May 06 1997  (Edit definition)

• a response to a greeting.

  Person A: What's up?
  
  Person B: Word.

  Or, a greeting for addressing an individual or group.

  Person A: <enters room> Word.

  by Anonymous, Chicago, IL, USA, Jan 13 2010  (Edit definition)

interjection

• seriously.

  Word, word, that's how it happened.

  More words meaning: accurate, probably, likely, certainly

  by Joe Gallo, Washington, DC, USA, Feb 09 1998  (Edit definition)

• a statement of agreement. Also word up.

  Speaker: I'm going to the movies tonight, dawg - you want to go?
  
  Response: Word!

  More words meaning: yes, agreements (statements of)

  by Slink, FL, USA, Apr 02 1998  (Edit definition)

• When used as a question, equivalent to "Are you serious?"

  Speaker: I met Michael Jackson!
  
  Response: Word?

  More words meaning: inquiries (list of)

  by Jasmine, Washington Twp, NJ, USA, Dec 06 2002  (Edit definition)