Hack
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Hack may mean:
- Horse, especially an old and tired one, for hire
- Hackney carriage, slang for a taxicab for hire, or by derivation the driver thereof
- Standup comic, one who presents the material of other comics as his own
- Hack writer, a writer for hire, paid to express others' thoughts and opinions, or a writer or journalist of dubious talent
- Slob, a person who is not very good at something, or just doesn't care about anything
- Party hack, an unscrupulous individual of questionable competency, whose position comes by virtue of a devout loyalty to a political party
- Hack (technology slang), a joke, a programming exploit, or a commercial software break-in
- Roof and tunnel hacking, a form of urban exploration mostly at educational institutions
- Lifehack, an ingenious solution to everyday problems
- To strike a blow with an axe or sword
- To put up with something, e.g. a job (as in 'hack it')
- To kick an opponent in the shins (in rugby football)
- Spading fork or clam hack, with a short, bent handle, used to harvest clams
- Cough
- Goal, of a game such as footbag (hacky sack)
- Hacky sack, a game played with the feet and a small beanbag
- Billhook, in some UK dialects
- To drive fast (British slang)
- Hack saw, a type of hand-held saw
- A piece of equipment used in the sport of curling by the curler making a shot, for traction
In mass media:
- Hack (television series), a television series on CBS
- Hack (computer game), a Rogue-like computer game using ASCII graphics
- Hack (album), by Information Society
- Hack (radio program), the Triple J current affairs radio program
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See also
- Hacks (1997 movie), written and directed by Gary Rosen
- Hacks (2002 movie), written and directed by Glenn Rockowitz
- Hacker (disambiguation)
- List of people by name: Hack-
- Hack and slash, a style of play in computer, video and role-playing games
- .hack (pronounced "dot—hack"), a multimedia franchise
- What the Hack, a convention