hackyEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishhacky /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.