hackery
Britishnoun
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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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