hackwork

ˈhækˌwɜrk

Definition

Definition of hackwork - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

literary work

Rare

undistinguished writing produced to meet a demand

Rare

He churned out hackwork to pay the bills.

hack writing

potboiler

pulp

boring job

Rare

repetitive work that does not need creativity

Rare

He was tired of doing hackwork every day.

grunt work

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Origin of hackwork

English, hack + work (routine work)

Examples of hackwork in a sentence

He was tired of producing hackwork for the magazine.
The interns were assigned hackwork over the summer.
Freelancers complained their contracts were nothing but hackwork.

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French:travail alimentaire, travail de routine, ...
German:Schundliteratur, Routinearbeit, ...
Italian:lavoro su commissione, lavoro meccanico, ...
Spanish:escritura de relleno, trabajo rutinario, ...
Portuguese:trabalho de encomenda, trabalho de rotina, ...
Chinese:粗制滥造的作品, 机械性工作, ...
Japanese:駄文, 単純作業, ...
Arabic:كتابة ركيكة, عَمَل رُوتِينِي, ...
Hebrew:כְּתִיבָה מְשַׁעֲמֶמֶת, עֲבוֹדָה שֶׁחוֹזֶרֶת עַל עַצְמָהּ, ...
Russian:халтурная работа, однообразная работа, ...
Ukrainian:халтурна робота, рутинна робота, ...
Hindi:साधारण लेखन सामग्री, रूटिन का काम, ...
Bengali:হ্যাকওয়ার্ক, গতানুগতিক কাজ, ...
Catalan:escriptura mercenària, feina mecànica, ...
Czech:brak, rutinní práce, ...
Danish:skrivearbejde, rutinearbejde, ...
Dutch:prulwerk, sleurwerk, ...
Greek:πρόχειρη δουλειά, αγγαρεία, ...
Hungarian:fércmunka, robotmunka, ...
Khmer:ស្នាដៃនិពន្ធដែលផលិតឡើងដើម្បីបំពេញតម្រូវការ ប៉ុន្តែគ្មានគុណភាពលេចធ្លោ, ការងារធ្វើដដែលៗដែលមិនត្រូវការការច្នៃប្រឌិត, ...
Korean:평범한 글, 단순노동, ...
Persian:نوشته بی‌ارزش, کار تکراری, ...
Polish:chałtura, harówka, ...
Portuguese (BR):trabalho de encomenda, trabalho mecânico, ...
Romanian:scriere comercială, muncă de rutină, ...
Swedish:brödskrivande, rutinarbete, ...
Thai:งานเขียนที่ไม่มีความโดดเด่น, งานไร้ความคิด, ...
Turkish:sıradan yazı, angarya, ...
Vietnamese:bài viết tầm thường, công việc nhàm chán, ...

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