# hacky

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #73,248

## Definitions
1. Like a hack; amateurish.
2. Filthy or totally dirty.
3. Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
4. Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking.

## Etymology
From hack + -y.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hacky