hacky
See also: háčky and hačky
English
Etymology
hack + -y
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æki
Audio (UK) (file)
Adjective
hacky (comparative hackier, superlative hackiest)
- Like a hack; amateurish.
- (Geordie) Filthy or totally dirty.
- (computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
- (colloquial) Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking.
- A hacky cough. A hacky laugh. A hacky breath. A hacky howl.
Synonyms
- hackish
Derived terms
- hackily
Related terms
- dirty (Standard English)
- dorty (Geordie)
- hacky dorty (Geordie)
- unclean (Standard English)
References
- The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, →ISBN
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977
- hacky in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- “hacky” at Wordnik (Forwards to “hacking”, where “hacky” is listed.)