Definition of hackish

hackish

adjective

a hack or involving a hack. (Both in the "poor solution" sense.)
My solution is kind of hackish, but it will work for now.
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Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing':
*like ss**	Definitions include: very badly.
crappy	Definitions include: bad or displeasing.
cottage	Definitions include: bad, old, worn-out, or stupid.
beat-up	Definitions include: displeasing.
fail	Definitions include: an instance of failure.
like death warmed over	Definitions include: terrible.
*ss up	Definitions include: to make something like ass.
brutes	Definitions include: "brutal".
busted	Definitions include: extremely ugly.
poopy	Definitions include: bad.
tore up	Definitions include: in a bad physical state.
booty	Definitions include: sexual contact.
nas	Definitions include: abbreviation of "heinous."
turd	Definitions include: a piece of fecal matter; "loaf".
screw the badger	Definitions include: to be bad or displeasing.
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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
munge	Definitions include: to transform data in an irreversible way.
Google stalk	Definitions include: to use a search engine to get information about a current or past love interest.
lamer	Definitions include: An annoying fool; idiot. (Used extensively on IRC).
pwd	Definitions include: "password."
MLIG	Definitions include: acronym for "my life is great".
hacked up	Definitions include: a system that was created by hacking it up over time.
WTF	Definitions include: acronym for "what the fuck?".
gorilla arm	Definitions include: an arm that has become sore, cramped, and / or muscular due to extended use of touch screens on computing devices.
TTFN	Definitions include: acronym for "ta-ta for now" (i.e. "goodbye for now.") Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)
PEBKAC	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair".
r	Definitions include: shortened, phonetic version of "are".
crack	Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack (i.e. crack cocaine).
bit rot	Definitions include: a hypothetical disease that causes programs to run more poorly over time and causes documents to become corrupted.
burn	Definitions include: to smoke marijuana.
LMBO	Definitions include: acronym for "laughing my butt off".
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Celestine Prophet	Definitions include: Someone who spews inane new-age hogwash to an idiot public eager for easy fixes to life's hard problems.
dull as dish-water	Definitions include: flavorless
lightning bug	Definitions include: a firefly.
bullwinkle	Definitions include: To get screwed, scammed, betrayed, deceived etc..
barge in	Definitions include: to intrude.
dilly	Definitions include: variant of "deal", i.e. the event, the happening, the occurrence.
dog it	Definitions include: to be lacking, or slacking.
salmon taco	Definitions include: an unattractive (fish) odor from a woman who hasn't washed "her business."
brain cloud	Definitions include: n. a condition when one's mind is elsewhere and something is forgotten or done incorrectly because of it.
boogun	Definitions include: a person oblivious to socially-acceptable community standards of appearance, communication and behavior.