lifehack

or life-hack, life hack

[ lahyf-hak ]

noun
  1. Informal. a tip, trick, or efficient method for doing or managing a day-to-day task or activity; a hack: a lifehack for overcoming social anxiety;a computer programmer's best lifehacks.

Origin of lifehack

1
life + hack1 (in the sense “a tip or trick to do something well”)

Words Nearby lifehack

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British Dictionary definitions for lifehack

lifehack

/ (ˈlaɪfˌhæk) /


noun
  1. any procedure or action that solves a problem, simplifies a task, reduces frustration, etc, in one's everyday life

Origin of lifehack

1
C21: by extension from the computing sense of hack, meaning to manipulate a computer program in a skilful and often creative manner

Derived forms of lifehack

  • lifehacker, noun

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