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hacky

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hacky /ˈhaki /
adjective
( hackier, hackiest)
informal
1 lacking originality; hackneyed:
we already know what those hacky punchlines are going to be
the talented actors do what they can with the hacky dialogue.
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.