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Meaning
Adj
●
Like a
hack
; amateurish.
●
In Geordie English:
Filthy or
totally
dirty.
●
In Computing:
Using, or
characterised
by,
hacks
:
poorly
designed
workarounds.
●
Short and
interrupted
,
broken
,
jerky
; hacking.
●
In Comedy:
Hackneyed (lacking
significance
through having been
overused
;
unoriginal
and trite)
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Wiktionary
Origin
hacky
English
-y
English
-y
Middle English (1100-1500)
hack
English
hackysack
English
tohaccian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Gimmicky
Amateurish
Unoptimized
Slapdash
Inelegant
Hackneyed
Kludgy
Cheesy
Clunky
Lame
Contrived
Corny
Buggy
Rhymes
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Baccy
Macky
Wacky
Tacky
Hacky
Khaki
Yakky
Mackie
Tackie
Blacky
Brachy
Mackey
Bakkie
Lackey
Jackie
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