Browsing page 14 of words meaning recreation, fun, and humor (312 words total)

noun

• something well done.

  Person A: I just passed my math exam.
  
  Person B: Oh, good one mate.

  Last edited on Jul 15 2011. Submitted by Dean H. from Kent, UK on Sep 26 2004.

• a good joke.

                                                                        
  
                         
  
                                                
  
  Citation from "Road Trip", Parks and Recreation (TV), Season 3 Episode 14 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: funny.

  Last edited on Jul 16 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 15 2011.

noun

• a funny or silly person. Also goof-ball.

                                               
  
  Citation from "Weekends At Mort's", Bob's Burgers (TV), Season 1 Episode 11 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a joker, comic, funny person.

  Last edited on Jul 12 2011. Submitted by Anonymous from Mississauga, ON, Canada on Nov 04 1997.

• a mistake.

  That was actually a pretty serious goof. It might cost you your job.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate.

  Last edited on Jul 12 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

• a child molester. Prison and jail slang.

  Yo, that bird is a goof.

  Last edited on Jan 18 2012. Submitted by Mr Anonymous from Sarnia, ON, Canada on Jan 18 2012.

verb - intransitive

• to make a mistake.

  I goofed.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err.

  Last edited on Jul 12 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

noun - uncountable

• "gangster rap".
  • See more words with the same meaning: music (related to).

  Last edited on Sep 11 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 11 2010.

verb

• to leave, to do something.

  Are you guys ready to groove?

  • See more words with the same meaning: to go, leave, exit.

  Last edited on Oct 01 2001. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.

• to dance.

  We can't leave yet. I'm not done grooving.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to dance.

  Last edited on Oct 01 2001. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.

noun

• an untalented professional.

  He's just some consulting hack.

  I love my husband, but he's a hack.

  • See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
  • See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).

  Last edited on Apr 23 2013. Submitted by Ed from Melbourne, VIC, Australia on Nov 10 1999.

• a cough.

  That's quite a hack you've got there.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to cough.

  Last edited on Mar 23 2002. Submitted by Amie on Mar 23 2002.

• an untalented golfer.

  He is not a good golfer, he is a hack.

  • See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
  • See more words with the same meaning: sports (related to).

  Last edited on Aug 19 2002. Submitted by George G. from Târgovişte, Romania on Aug 19 2002.

• a quick solution that solves a problem, but does not solve it particularly well, or in a particularly good way.

  Yeah, it's working now, but I just did a hack.

  • See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to accomplish, work hard.

  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

• a prank or practical joke. Popularized at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT.)

  Last edited on Oct 21 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 11 2010.

• an unlicensed taxicab driver.

  Last edited on Nov 07 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 07 2011.

verb - ambitransitive

• to work on a computer programming or computer software problem.

  Person A: What have you been up to?
  
  Person B: Just hasking Haskell.

  I'm going to hack for a bit then get something to eat.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to accomplish, work hard.

  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

verb - intransitive

• to play with a Hacky Sack (footbag.)

  You got the Hackysack? Let's go hack.

  • See more words with the same meaning: sports (related to).

  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Emily M. from UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA on Jan 13 1998.

• to cough.

  Don't hack all over the place - cover your mouth!

  • See more words with the same meaning: to cough.

  Last edited on Oct 21 2010. Submitted by Amie on Mar 23 2002.

• to explore the problem-solving capabilities of a computer and its software.

  I didn't get a lot accomplished this weekend. Just did some hacking.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to accomplish, work hard.

  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

• to operate an unlicensed taxicab.

  Last edited on Nov 07 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 07 2011.

verb - transitive

• to withstand.

  I can't hack this.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to accept insults.

  Last edited on Dec 16 2010. Submitted by Nimesh P. from UK on Feb 05 2002.

• to use a particular computing technology.

  I haven't hacked Lisp in a few years.

  Last edited on Oct 21 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 11 2010.