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Macky vs Hacky - What's the difference?

macky | hacky |

As adjectives the difference between macky and hacky

is that macky is (uk|bristol|slang) large while hacky is like a hack; amateurish.

macky

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (UK, Bristol, slang) Large.
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    Why is it such a special city? - Great people, a gert lush accent, and the city has great scenery with a gert macky Clifton Suspension Bridge.

    Synonyms

    * gert (Bristolian)

    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

    Related terms

    * dirty (Standard English ) * dorty (Geordie) * hacky dorty (Geordie) * unclean (Standard English )

    References

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