"hack job" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-hack job.oga Forms: hack jobs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hack job (plural hack jobs)
  1. A task that was completed as quickly or cheaply as possible at the expense of quality and attention to detail.
    Sense id: en-hack_job-en-noun-t1L1S~D4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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