Definition of HACKERY

hackery

Plural: hackeries

Noun

  • A 2-wheeled oxcart used for transporting freight.
  • A 2-wheeled ox- or horsecart used for transporting people.
  • Advocacy of a position when motivated by political allegiance, public relations interests, or for other reasons considered crass compared to personal conviction.
  • The use of hacks (ingenious but inelegant techniques).

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain. Variously derived from corruption of hackney (“cheap carriage for hire”), from Hindi चक्र (cakra, “wheel”) under influence from -ery, and from Gujarati ચક્રો (cakro, “ox-cart, rickshaw”), the latter two both from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, disc, cycle”).

Synonyms

chakra

Scrabble Score: 19

hackery: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hackery: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hackery: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

hackery is a valid Words With Friends word