different between hacky vs hackish

English

Etymology

hack +? -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æki

Adjective

hacky (comparative hackier, superlative hackiest)

1. Like a hack; amateurish.
2. (Tyneside) Filthy or totally dirty.
3. (computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
4. (colloquial) Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking.

   A hacky cough. A hacky laugh. A hacky breath. A hacky howl.

Synonyms

• hackish

Derived terms

• hackily

Related terms

• dirty (Standard English)
• dorty (Tyneside)
• hacky dorty (Tyneside)
• unclean (Standard English)

References

• Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
• hacky in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• “hacky” at Wordnik (Forwards to “hacking”, where “hacky” is listed.)

English

Etymology

hack +? -ish

Pronunciation

Adjective

hackish (comparative more hackish, superlative most hackish)

1. Characteristic of hacks, or inferior writers.
2. (computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
3. (computing, informal) Characteristic of hackers.

   hackish slang; a hackish sense of humor

Synonyms

• hacky

Related terms

• hackishly