hacky — ONAD · Shobdo

hacky /ˈhakē, ˈhæki

▸ adjective

(hackier, hackiest)

informal

1 lacking originality; hackneyed:

we already know what those hacky punchlines are going to be

knee-jerk, hacky journalism.

2 (of a piece of computer code) providing a clumsy or inelegant solution to a particular problem:

I realize this is a hacky workaround but I don't have time to investigate a more solid fix.