ATCK

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A form of adult third culture kid — A third culture kid who has grown into adulthood.

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Meanings

nounATCK (plural ATCKs)

plural ATCKs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of adult third culture kid.

    One sad fact: we have yet to meet an outwardly defiant, rebellious TCK or ATCK who, when talked to long enough, doesn't have a place of deep wounding or profound loss within.

    2009, David C. Pollock and Ruth E. Van Reken, culture kids: growing up among worlds, p. 163

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
adult third culture kid

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tackTkac
Cite this entry
APA

ATCK. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ATCK

MLA

“ATCK.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ATCK. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ATCK,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ATCK.

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