Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hackery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: hack-ery
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A two-wheeled oxcart used for transporting freight.

Indian usage

noun

A two-wheeled ox- or horsecart used for transporting people.

Indian usage

noun

Advocacy of a position when motivated by political allegiance, public relations interests, or for other reasons considered crass compared to personal conviction.

Derogatory; Slang; Uncountable

noun

The use of hacks (ingenious but inelegant techniques).

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Hackeries and carriages, loaded and empty, 8 annas."
"All without any of the subterfuge and hackery required to do it with Java."

Etymology

Uncertain. Variously derived from corruption of hackney (“cheap carriage for hire”), from Hindi चक्र (cakra, “wheel”) under influence from -ery, and from Gujarati ચક્રો (cakro, “ox-cart, rickshaw”), the latter two both from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, disc, cycle”).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: चक्र, ચક્રો, hakken
Suffix: hack

Usage

Inflected Forms

hackeries (plural)

Synonyms

chakra

Questions

What does hackery mean?: A two-wheeled oxcart used for transporting freight.
Where does hackery come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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