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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Other terms relating to 'bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing': | |
| Definitions include: very displeasing; "horrible". | |
| Definitions include: a bad deal. | |
| Definitions include: the worst. | |
| Definitions include: bad or inferior. | |
| Definitions include: very bad. | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "shit out of luck", meaning that there is nothing one can do to remedy some situation. | |
| Definitions include: an insult or retort. | |
| Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below. | |
| Definitions include: when a TV series passes its peak. | |
| Definitions include: a gathering with many more males than females. | |
| Definitions include: a general insult. | |
| Definitions include: displeasing; of poor quality; bad. | |
| Definitions include: terrible. | |
| Definitions include: boring, dull, uninspired. | |
| Definitions include: in a bad physical state. | |
Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
| Definitions include: a spontaneous public gathering of people organized via the internet. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "pardon my jumping in". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "cannot be unseen". | |
| Definitions include: used at the end of text-based communication to indicate that the content was sarcastic. | |
| Definitions include: the pressing of the "Alt" key + the "Ctrl" key + the "Del" key to reboot or unfreeze a PC computer. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "if I understand correctly". | |
| Definitions include: to cause a software or hardware bug to become evident. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I am not a lawyer." | |
| Definitions include: of input used to test a program or an algorithm, specifically designed to make the test subject perform as poorly as possible. | |
| Definitions include: product(s) announced far before any release (even beta) has been made. | |
| Definitions include: under the influence of drugs, often LSD ("acid"). | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "got to go". | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "away from keyboard." | |
| Definitions include: a single element in a graphical user interface. | |
| Definitions include: This theorem has been traced to the mathematician E'mile Borel in 1913, and was first popularized by the astronomer Sir Arthur Eddington. | |
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| Definitions include: to tease, trick, deceive. | |
| Definitions include: with an exaggerated sense of one's coolness. | |
| Definitions include: sound made to indicate that something tastes, looks, or smells good. | |
| Definitions include: extremely drunk - passed out or near to passing out. | |
| Definitions include: 1. messed up, dirty or untidy. | |
| Definitions include: an exaggeration or to the extreme of the previous adjective. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of disbelief or displeasure. | |
| Definitions include: Something that starts off bad and gets progressively worse. | |
| Definitions include: a true friend. | |
| Definitions include: home-made alcohol. |
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