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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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.
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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.
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screw the badger	Definitions include: to be bad or displeasing.
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hacked up	Definitions include: a system that was created by hacking it up over time.
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crease	Definitions include: To be upset by a contradictory outcome.
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