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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.
- See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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| Definitions include: "stupid". | |
| Definitions include: of poor quality, unusable, intolerable. | |
| Definitions include: when a TV series passes its peak. | |
| Definitions include: something displeasing. | |
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| Definitions include: bad. Possible origin: Shakespeare's Hamlet. | |
| Definitions include: of superior quality, excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: displeasing. | |
| Definitions include: bad, of poor quality. | |
| Definitions include: stuff, things. | |
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| Definitions include: of poor taste or style. | |
| Definitions include: See bullshit. | |
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| Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can tell". | |
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| Definitions include: female genitalia. | |
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| Definitions include: Restless. | |
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| Definitions include: to make no progress, despite effort. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I'm not an expert". | |
| Definitions include: poor quality; SECOND-RATE. | |
| Definitions include: shallow. Note: short for "trifling." |
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