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Hacky

speaker

Meaning

Adj

Like a
; amateurish.
In Geordie English:
Filthy or
dirty.
In Computing:
Using, or
by,
:
workarounds.
Short and
,
,
; hacking.
In Comedy:
Hackneyed (lacking
through having been
;
and trite)
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Origin

hacky
English
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-y
English
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-y
Middle English (1100-1500)
hack
English
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hackysack
English
tohaccian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Etym
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