Hacky vs Shacky - What's the difference?
hacky | shacky |
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.
run-down, like a shack
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As adjectives the difference between hacky and shacky
is that hacky is like a hack; amateurish while shacky is run-down, like a shack.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.)
shacky
English
Adjective
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