"hacky" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-uk-hacky.ogg [UK] Forms: hackier [comparative], hackiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æki Etymology: From hack + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|hack|y|id2=adjectival}} hack + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} hacky (comparative hackier, superlative hackiest)
  1. Like a hack; amateurish.
    Sense id: en-hacky-en-adj-UlLtRyhM
  2. (Geordie) Filthy or totally dirty. Tags: Geordie
    Sense id: en-hacky-en-adj-eY3~TTGl Categories (other): Geordie English
  3. (computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-hacky-en-adj--4n59IOk Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (colloquial) Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-hacky-en-adj-6Cw9hoC2 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 1 27 48 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 12 7 36 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hackish Derived forms: hackily, hackiness, hacky sack Related terms: dirty [English, Standard], dorty [Geordie], hacky dorty [Geordie], unclean [English, Standard]
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Audio: en-uk-hacky.ogg [UK] Forms: more hacky [comparative], most hacky [superlative]
Rhymes: -æki Etymology: Alteration of hackneyed. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hackneyed}} hackneyed Head templates: {{en-adj}} hacky (comparative more hacky, superlative most hacky)
  1. (comedy, informal) Hackneyed (lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite) Tags: informal Categories (topical): Comedy
    Sense id: en-hacky-en-adj-vb5UtWHZ Topics: comedy, entertainment, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hacky meaning in English (4.4kB)

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