Hacky
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hacky is an adjective meaning Like a hack; amateurish.
Meaning
Like a hack; amateurish.
More Meanings
- (Geordie) Filthy or totally dirty.
- (computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
- (colloquial) Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking.
- (comedy, informal) Hackneyed (lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite)
Example Sentences
A hacky cough. A hacky laugh. A hacky breath. A hacky howl.
Word Forms
- hackier
- hackiest
Synonyms for hacky
Depending on context, synonyms include hackish.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sack, hackish, hacking, ramshackly, amateur, jackleg.
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