ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hackery

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Hackery is a noun meaning (India) A two-wheeled oxcart used for transporting freight.

Meaning

(India) A two-wheeled oxcart used for transporting freight.

More Meanings

  1. (India, Sri Lanka) A two-wheeled ox- or horsecart used for transporting people.
  2. (slang, computing) The use of hacks (ingenious but inelegant techniques).
  3. (slang, chiefly derogatory) Advocacy of a position when motivated by political allegiance, public relations interests, or for other reasons considered crass compared to personal conviction.

Example Sentences

Hackeries and carriages, loaded and empty, 8 annas.
All without any of the subterfuge and hackery required to do it with Java.

Word Forms

Synonyms for hackery

Depending on context, synonyms include chakra.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include carpenter, wheel, cartwheel, trishaw, coachwheel, wheeler.

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