hacky
English
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editEtymology 1
editAdjective
edithacky (comparative hackier, superlative hackiest)
- Like a hack; amateurish.
- (Geordie) Filthy or totally dirty.
- (computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
- (colloquial) Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking.
- A hacky cough. A hacky laugh. A hacky breath. A hacky howl.
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editReferences
edit- Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, →ISBN
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
- “hacky”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “hacky” at Wordnik (Forwards to “hacking”, where “hacky” is listed.)
Etymology 2
editAlteration of hackneyed.
Adjective
edithacky (comparative more hacky, superlative most hacky)