Definition of hack up

hack up

verb - transitive

to hack, with the result being something quickly and sloppily created, or modified to solve a particular problem.
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Last edited on Nov 10 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
to cut up or chop up.
The serial killer hacked up the sheriff at the end of the movie.

Last edited on Aug 02 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 02 2010.
to cough up.
Last edited on Jan 24 2012. Submitted by Rudy from Hartford, CT, USA on Jan 24 2012.

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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
prepend	Definitions include: to add something to the beginning; "prefix".
LYLAB	Definitions include: acronym for "love you like a brother".
software rot	Definitions include: a hypothetical affliction that causes programs to run more poorly over time.
brain dump	Definitions include: the act of telling a person or group everything one knows about a particular topic.
WTMI	Definitions include: acronym for "way TMI", i.e. "way too much information".
MTF	Definitions include: acronym for "more to follow".
guerilla testing	Definitions include: testing of a software application, performed on devices (such as computers and cell phones) made available to potential purchasers in retail stores.
JFC	Definitions include: acronym for "Jesus Fucking Christ".
typo-squat	Definitions include: to occupy a domain name that is a misspelling of a popular website.
TAY	Definitions include: acronym for "talk amongst yourselves".
doorstop	Definitions include: a piece of non-functioning or outdated equipment that is inexplicably kept on premises - perhaps to serve as a doorstop.
wetware	Definitions include: The human nervous system, as opposed to computer hardware or software.
crufty	Definitions include: of software, poorly built due to the accumulation of code written over a long period of time.
NSFL	Definitions include: acronym for "not safe for life".
smoke and mirrors	Definitions include: something deceptive.
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Other terms relating to 'hack':
hack	Definitions include: to play with a Hacky Sack (footbag.)
hacked off	Definitions include: extremely mad or irritated.
hacked up	Definitions include: a system that was created by hacking it up over time.
hacker	Definitions include: while "hacker" originally had positive connotations, it has since come to refer to individuals who sometimes use computers with malicious intent.
hacking it	Definitions include: 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.
hack it	Definitions include: to perform one's duties.
hack license	Definitions include: 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.
hack off	Definitions include: to make a person angry.
hack on	Definitions include: to work on a pre-existing problem, program, or piece of source code.
hack the carrot	Definitions include: to masturbate
hack together	Definitions include: to hack, with the result being something quickly and sloppily created, or modified to solve a particular problem.
hax0r	Definitions include: "hacker".
haxor	Definitions include: spelling variant of "hacker".
haxxor	Definitions include: "leet" spelling of "hacker".
l33t hax0r	Definitions include: a l33t hax0r.
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Other terms relating to 'up':
6 up	Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near.
ace up (one's) sleeve	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
act up	Definitions include: to misbehave.
AFU	Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up."
all done up	Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
amped up	Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant.
amp up	Definitions include: to increase.
ante up	Definitions include: to contribute one's share.
arse up	Definitions include: to mess up.
*as fcked up as a football bat**	Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol
*ss up	Definitions include: to make something like ass.
ate up	Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird".
ate up with stupid	Definitions include: stupid.
*ate up with the dumb ss**	Definitions include: strange / stupid.
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