Definitions For Hacky

Adjective

{{en-adj, er}} Like a hack; amateurish. (Geordie) filthy, 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

{{R:New Geordie Dictionary 1987}} {{R:Todds Geordie 1977}} {{R:Century 1911}} “” at Wordnik (Forwards to “hacking”, where “hacky” is listed.)

Etymology

hack + y