English

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.

   A hacky cough. A hacky laugh. A hacky breath. A hacky howl.

Derived terms

• hackily

Synonyms

• hackish

Related terms

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

References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• 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.)