Hacky vs Jacky - What's the difference?
hacky | jacky |
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 diminutive of the male given name Jack or John.
A diminutive of the female given name Jacqueline.
(Australia, ethnic slur, offensive) an aborigine.
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)- A hacky''' cough. A '''hacky''' laugh. A '''hacky''' breath. A '''hacky howl.
Derived terms
* hackilyReferences
* * * * “hacky” at Wordnik (Forwards to “hacking”, where “hacky” is listed.)