hax

English

Etymology

Phonetic respelling of hacks.

Pronunciation

• enPR: hăks, IPA^(key): /hæks/

  • Audio (AU)

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• Hyphenation: hax
• Homophones: haxx, hacks

Noun

hax (uncountable)

1. (slang, computing) Hacks, hacking.

   OMG, hax! That player just ran through a solid wall.

2. (gaming) Crucial luck-based events in battles.

   The third critical hit in a row! You only win because of hax!

See also

• dox
• vax

References

• Internet Slang Dictionary: an Authoritative Guide to Understanding Internet Slang and Netspeak, by Ryan Jones, Lulu.com, 2006, page 61 [1]

Icelandic

Etymology

From English hax (“hack”) (popularized by Counter-Strike), from English hack. In some use since the late 2000s, the second meaning becoming popular in the 2010s among teenagers.

Noun

hax n

1. (slang, computing) an act of cheating
2. (slang) something unexpectedly great (often something that can only be accessed if one knows where to look for it)

Lolopo

Etymology

From Proto-Loloish *(k)-rwakᴴ (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Nuosu ꀉꉌ (ax hxie), Burmese ကြွက် (krwak), Cholim Tangsa juh, Chepang रोक्‌युः (rok.yuʔ) .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xa̠⁴⁴]

Noun

hax 

1. (Yao'an) rat