Hacky

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æki

Origin

hack + -y

Full definition of hacky

Adjective

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

Related terms

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