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h4x0r
- someone skillful
She's a t0tal h4x0r
by Robbie G., Stroud, Hampshire, UK, Feb 13 2006.
- (pronounced 'Hacks-or') a computer hacker
!'m 4 h4x0r
by Robbie G., Stroud, Hampshire, UK, Feb 13 2006.
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habib
- A good friend, a sweet person. Origin- Arabic meaning Beloved. Also habiba and habiby.
Aw, i love you, you're my Habib!
by Magdalene M., Detroit, MI, USA, Jan 26 2000.
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hack 
noun
- an untalented professional.
He's just some consulting hack.
by Ed, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Nov 10 1999.
- a cough.
That's quite a hack you've got there.
by Amie, Mar 23 2002.
- an untalented golfer.
He is not a good golfer, he is a hack.
by George G., Târgovişte, Romania, Aug 19 2002.
- a quick job that solves a problem, but not well.
by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009.
verb
- to play with a Hackysack (footbag.)
You got the Hackysack? Let's go hack.
by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.
- to tolerate.
I can't hack this.
by Nimesh P., UK, Feb 05 2002.
- to cough.
Don't hack all over the place - cover your mouth!
by Amie, Mar 23 2002.
- To interact with a computer in a playful and exploratory rather than goal-directed way.
Person A: Whatcha up to?
Person B: Oh, just hacking.by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009.
- to work on something - typically a computer program.
Person A: What are you doing?
Person B: I'm hacking TECO.Person A: What do you do around here?
Person B: I hack TECO.by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009.
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- hack: hacked off – hacked up – (show 10 more)
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hacked off
- extremely mad or irritated. See also hack (one) off.
I'm hacked off at my teacher.
by Anonymous, USA, Oct 09 2001.
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- hack: hack – hacked up – (show 10 more)
- off: all bets are off – back off – (show 180 more)
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hacked up
adjective
- A system that is sufficiently patched, kluged, and tweaked that the scars are beginning to show. Not all programs that are hacked become "hacked up"; if modifications are done with some eye to coherence and continued maintainability, the software may emerge better for the experience.
by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009.
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- hack: hack – hacked off – (show 10 more)
- up: ace up (one's) sleeve – act up – (show 310 more)
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hacker
- n. an individual breaks into computers.
The Hackers took secret infomation from the government.
by Charles B., Westminster, CO, USA, Jun 16 1999.
noun
- An expert or enthusiast of any kind, but implies hands-on work. One might be a culinary hacker, for example.
by WalterGR, Aug 14 2009.
- A person who is good at programming
by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009.
- A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary.
by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009.
- One who enjoys the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming or circumventing limitations.
by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009.
- An expert at a particular program, or one who frequently does work using it or on it; as in 'a Unix hacker'.
by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009.
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hacking it
- To engage in any activity intensely, especially to be intent on using one's computer for any purpose, though not necessarily engaging in illegal activity via the internet.
Quit hacking it right now so we can go to the store.
by Rob, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Feb 27 2003.
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- hack: hack – hacked off – (show 10 more)
- it: about it – about the size of it – (show 198 more)
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Hackintosh
- a non-Macintosh computer running Apple OS X. From "hack" + "Macintosh".
by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Nov 05 2009.
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hackish
adjective
- Said of something that is or involves a hack.
by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009.
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hack it
verb
- to perform one's duties.
We had to fire him - he just couldn't hack it.
by WalterGR, Aug 31 2009.
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- hack: hack – hacked off – (show 10 more)
- it: about it – about the size of it – (show 198 more)
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hack license
noun
- a permit, license or other authority issued by a governmental agency authorizing a person to drive a taxicab in service to customers in that area.
Make sure you have your hack license before you leave, or you won't be able to work tonight.
by Michael R., Mar 27 2006.
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hack off
- adj. to aggrivate, make angry usually only in present and past tense.
That really gets me hacked off!
by JoAnn, Denver, CO, USA, May 21 1999.
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- hack: hack – hacked off – (show 10 more)
- off: all bets are off – back off – (show 180 more)
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hack on
transitive verb
- To hack; implies that the subject is some pre-existing hunk of code that one is evolving, as opposed to something one might hack up.
by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009.
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- on: accidentally on purpose – a slap on the wrist – (show 277 more)
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hack (one) off
verb
- to make one angry.
She really hacks me off.
by Anonymous, Sep 28 2008.
origin
- This may come from U.S. Navy slang, in which officers under discipline are sometimes said to be "in hack" and one may speak of "hacking off the C.O." (commanding officer.)
by The Jargon File, Sep 28 2009.
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- off: all bets are off – back off – (show 180 more)
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hack the carrot
- to masturbate
by KPW, Columbus, OH, USA, Sep 16 2005.
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- carrot: carrot top – swat (one's) carrot
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- the: 3 sheets to the wind – 411, the – (show 871 more)
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hack together
transitive verb
- To throw something together so it will work. Unlike "kluge together", this does not necessarily have negative connotations.
by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009.
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- together: come from together – get it together – (show 3 more)
- hack: hack – hacked off – (show 10 more)
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hack up
transitive verb
- To hack, with the result being something quickly and sloppily created. It may be an alteration of something already existing, e.g. a quick-and-dirty modification to an existing computer program.
by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009.
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- hack: hack – hacked off – (show 10 more)
- up: ace up (one's) sleeve – act up – (show 310 more)