hackery

English

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Etymology 1

Hindi [Term?]

Noun

hackery (plural hackeries)

1. (obsolete) A two-wheeled cart used in Asia.
   • 1864, The Regulations of the Bengal Code in Force in September 1862 (page 1019)

     Hackeries and carriages, loaded and empty, 8 annas.

Etymology 2

hack +‎ -ery, in sense 1 related to hack (“a bad writer”).

Noun

hackery (uncountable)

1. (slang, chiefly derogatory) Advocacy of a position when motivated by political allegiance, public relations interests, or for other reasons considered crass compared to personal conviction.
2. (slang, computing) The use of hacks (ingenious but inelegant techniques).
   • 2012, Seymour Bosworth, M. E. Kabay, Eric Whyne, Computer Security Handbook, page 57:

     All without any of the subterfuge and hackery required to do it with Java.