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hacky | jacky |

As an adjective hacky

is like a hack; amateurish.

As a proper noun jacky is

a diminutive of the male given name jack or john.

hacky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Like a hack; amateurish.
  • (Geordie) Filthy or totally dirty.
  • (computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
  • (colloquial) Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking.
  • A hacky''' cough. A '''hacky''' laugh. A '''hacky''' breath. A '''hacky howl.

    Derived terms

    * hackily

    References

    * * * * “ hacky” at Wordnik (Forwards to “hacking”, where “hacky” is listed.)

    jacky

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Jackie, Jacqui

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of the male given name Jack or John.
  • A diminutive of the female given name Jacqueline.
  • (Australia, ethnic slur, offensive) an aborigine.
  • Synonyms

    * abo * boong