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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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It’s where Di as a child developed her shimmering photorealistic style, and where the Harlan clan pursued property development when art didn’t quite pan out or turned into hackery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025

The same incentive exists for all sorts of hackery.

From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2024

Mention of this critic bobs to the surface again and again as he rails at her hackery.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2021

There’s an incredible amount of behind-the-scenes hackery that goes into making the social media posts you see on a regular basis.

From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2018

A small hackery, or cart, belonging to some of the followers of the camp, fell down a precipice upwards of eighty yards deep, the sides of which were studded with trees of an enormous size.

From Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment by John Shipp

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