hackery

ˈhækəri

hackeries

Definition

Definition of hackery - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

Rare

use of clever but unrefined techniques

Rare

The software was full of hackery to make it work.

coding

hacking

programming

politics

Rare

biased advocacy driven by political allegiance

Rare

The debate was filled with hackery and lacked genuine discussion.

bias

partisanship

propaganda

journalism

Rare

low-quality or unoriginal journalistic work

Rare

The article was criticized for its hackery.

sensationalism

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Origin of hackery

English, hack (writer) + -ery (practice)

Examples of hackery in a sentence

Hackery was evident in the rushed coding solutions.
The article was dismissed as mere hackery.
His speech was criticized for its hackery.
Many readers complained about the hackery in the newspaper.
Critics pointed out the hackery in the TV report.

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French:bricolage, partisanerie, ...
German:Trickserei, Parteilichkeit, ...
Italian:soluzioni ingegnose, faziosità, ...
Spanish:chapuzas, partidismo, ...
Portuguese:gambiarras, partidarismo, ...
Chinese:小聪明, 偏袒行为, ...
Japanese:ハッカリー, 政治的偏向, ...
Arabic:حِيَل بَرْمَجِيّة, دعاية حزبية, ...
Hebrew:טֶכְנִיקָה, תַּעֲמוּלָה, ...
Russian:хакерство, политиканство, ...
Ukrainian:хакерство, політичне підлабузництво, ...
Hindi:हैकरी, पक्षपातपूर्ण समर्थन, ...
Bengali:হ্যাকেরি, হ্যাকারি, ...
Catalan:trucs, partidisme, ...
Czech:bastlení, propaganda, ...
Danish:smarte tricks, politisk propaganda, ...
Dutch:hackwerk, politieke propaganda, ...
Greek:αυτοσχεδιασμοί, πολιτική μεροληψία, ...
Hungarian:hekkelés, partizánkodás, ...
Khmer:ការប្រើបច្ចេកទេសឆ្លាតវៃ ប៉ុន្តែមិនសូវរលូនក្នុងការសរសេរកម្មវិធី, ការគាំទ្របក្សពួកដោយលម្អៀង, ...
Korean:조잡한 기술, 편향된 옹호, ...
Persian:ترفندهای ناپخته, تعصب سیاسی, ...
Polish:partyzantka, stronniczość, ...
Portuguese (BR):gambiarra, partidarismo, ...
Romanian:improvizație, partizanat, ...
Swedish:hacklösningar, partiskhet, ...
Thai:เทคนิคที่ชาญฉลาดแต่ไม่ละเอียด, การสนับสนุนที่มีอคติ, ...
Turkish:hackerlik, taraflı savunuculuk, ...
Vietnamese:thủ thuật, sự thiên vị chính trị, ...

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