hacky

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adjective

Like a hack; amateurish.

“s hacky cough. A hacky laugh. A hacky breath.”

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hackish
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Meanings

hacky1

adjectivehacky (comparative hackier, superlative hackiest)

comparative hackier · superlative hackiest

  1. Like a hack; amateurish.
  2. GeordieFilthy or totally dirty.
  3. informalcomputingUsing, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
  4. colloquialShort and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking.

    s hacky cough. A hacky laugh. A hacky breath.

hacky2

adjectivehacky (comparative more hacky, superlative most hacky)

comparative more hacky · superlative most hacky

  1. informalcomedyHackneyed (lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite)

Synonyms & antonyms

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hackish
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hackish

Origin

hacky · adjective

From hack + -y.

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hacky · adjective

Alteration of hackneyed.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hacky

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Cite this entry
APA

hacky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hacky

MLA

“hacky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hacky. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hacky,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hacky.

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