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hackery

British  
/ ˈhækərɪ /

noun

  1. ironic journalism; hackwork

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Brit takes on corruption, desperation and hackery with impeccable timing and a feather-light coup de grâce.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

Lucien’s love for her is the only pure thing about him — that and the faith in literature that occasionally flickers amid the hackery.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

That hasn’t stopped some owners using a bit of hackery to test Starlink on speeding cars — with varied success.

From The Verge • May 5, 2022

From @gb4bedfordfalls: She’s gauging it on your obvious hackery puff piece.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2019

The Oude Government formerly allowed for each four-bullock hackery thirty rupees a-month, from which two rupees and half were deducted for the perquisites of office.

From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William