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Word of the Day – Hackit

By April 12, 2022Word of the Day

Hackit (adj)

hak-it

Of a person (especially a woman): ugly, very unattractive. Of a thing: extremely unappealing or unpleasant, horrible.

1980s; earliest use found in Liz Lochhead (b. 1947). Scots variant of hacked.

Example sentences

“Her hackit face appeared in the window and I was feart.”

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