Talk:cack up
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A synonym of crack up, I would assume this is just a rare typo, we probably don't need a page for it (though I wouldn't be upset if someone really wanted to make it a misspelling). The example refers to an Australian TV show, so is it Aussie slang?
With some casual googling, it looks like there may be a different idiomatic use. If someone can figure it out, go ahead (WW2 slang related to flying, possibly). cacked-up also appears to be a valid adjective, not sure if it's just a variant/typo of cracked-up or something else. WurdSnatcher (talk)
- Maybe it has something to do with cackle? --WikiTiki89 21:46, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
- Huh, I assumed it meant throw up, vomit, influenced by cack#Etymology_2 and by sound similarities to hack as in cough. In fact, I'm pretty sure I've heard this somewhere with this vomit sense... yep, google:"cacked up a hairball" shows some use. The hits at google:"cacked up a" suggest an additional transitive sense of to foul something up, to screw something up. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │Tala við mig 23:34, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
- Hm, yes, you're right, I found plenty of cites in google groups for a couple of defs, which I've added. There's a paucity of misspellings of crack up and even catch up. WurdSnatcher (talk) 01:00, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
- RFV failed. —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 12:46, 14 March 2016 (UTC)