hackie


hack·ie

H0005100 (hăk′ē)n. A taxicab driver. Also called hack2, hacker2.

hackie

(ˈhækɪ) n another name for hack28

hack1

(hæk)

v.t. 1. to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever with irregular, often heavy blows (often fol. by up or down): to hack down trees. 2. to clear (a road, path, etc.) by cutting away vines, trees, or other growth. 3. to damage or injure by crude, harsh, or insensitive treatment, as a piece of writing. 4. to reduce or cut ruthlessly; trim: to hack a budget severely. 5. Slang. to deal or cope with; handle; tolerate: I can't hack all this commuting. v.i. 6. to make rough cuts or notches. 7. to cough harshly, usu. in short and repeated spasms. n. 8. a cut, gash, or notch. 9. a tool for hacking, as an ax or pick. 10. an act or instance of hacking; a cutting blow. 11. a short, rasping dry cough. Idioms: hack it, Slang. to cope successfully with something. [1150–1200; Middle English hacken; compare Old English tōhaccian to hack to pieces, c. Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Middle High German hacken]

hack2

(hæk)

n. 1. a person, esp. a professional, who surrenders individual independence, integrity, belief, etc., in return for money or other reward: a political hack. 2. a writer whose services are for hire. 3. a person who produces banal or mediocre work or who works at a dull or routine task. 4. a horse kept for common hire or adapted for general work, esp. ordinary riding. 5. a saddle horse. 6. an old or worn-out horse; jade. 7. a coach or carriage kept for hire; hackney. 8. a. a taxicab. b. a cabdriver. v.t. 9. to make a hack of; let out for hire. 10. to make trite or stale by frequent use; hackney. v.i. 11. to drive a taxi. 12. to ride or drive on the road at an ordinary pace. adj. 13. hired as a hack; of a hired sort: a hack writer; hack work. 14. hackneyed; trite; banal: hack writing. [1680–90; short for hackney]
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