Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hackfolk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hack-folk
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

People who habitually tinker with computers.

Informal

Example Sentences

"On Tuesday 13 April 2010 on the Island of the Manahattoes, Lisp NYC will gather to eat and drink. And the NYLUG Hackfolk will gather to first Squeak, then eat and drink."

Etymology

From hack + folk.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hack
Suffix: folk

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does hackfolk mean?: People who habitually tinker with computers.
Where does hackfolk come from?: From hack + folk.

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