hacky

See also: háčky and hačky

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æki

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Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng-der.

Proto-Germanic *hakkōną

Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn

Old English *haccian

Middle English hakken

English hack

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English hacky

From hack + -y.

Adjective

hacky (comparative hackier, superlative hackiest)

1. Like a hack; amateurish.
2. (Geordie) Filthy or totally dirty.
3. (computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
4. (colloquial) Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking.

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

Synonyms

• hackish

Derived terms

• hackily
• hackiness
• hacky sack

Related terms

• dirty (Standard English)
• dorty (Geordie)
• hacky dorty (Geordie)
• unclean (Standard English)

References

• Frank Graham, editor (1987), “HACKY”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN.
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “hacky”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “hacky” at Wordnik (Forwards to “hacking”, where “hacky” is listed.)

Etymology 2

Alteration of hackneyed.

Adjective

hacky (comparative more hacky, superlative most hacky)

1. (comedy, informal) Hackneyed (lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite)