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: bad or displeasing. | |
| Definitions include: an exclamation of disgust. | |
| Definitions include: extremely horrendous, embarrassing or harsh. | |
| Definitions include: extremely ugly. | |
| Definitions include: sexual contact. | |
| Definitions include: poor quality; "second-rate". | |
| Definitions include: displeasing. | |
| Definitions include: a gathering with many more males than females. | |
| Definitions include: sadistic; "messed up". | |
| Definitions include: mean or disrespectful. | |
| Definitions include: an instance of failure. | |
| Definitions include: a general insult. | |
| Definitions include: lacking excitement or people; "boring". | |
| Definitions include: to masturbate, especially male masturbation. | |
| Definitions include: an item of poor quality. | |
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: a gun. | |
| Definitions include: lacking in substance. | |
| Definitions include: an extremely unpleasant place to be. | |
| Definitions include: to move with hipness, style, or flair. | |
| Definitions include: fine young thing. | |
| Definitions include: anal sex. | |
| Definitions include: a promiscuous sorority member. | |
| Definitions include: redneck clothing as high fashion. | |
| Definitions include: (n) the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, or agents of same. (Hispanic-American slang). | |
| Definitions include: nonsense, foolishness. |
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