hacking meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

hacking

adj

/ˈhækɪŋ/

Etymology From Middle English *hackynge, hackande, hakand, equivalent to hack + -ing.

Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.

A hacking cough. A hacking laugh. A hacking breath. A hacking cry.
“So now everything's fine.” I uttered a hacking laugh. “No,” I said, in answer to a query from Aunt Dahlia. “I have not accidentally swallowed my tonsils, I was merely laughing hackingly. Ironical that the young blister should say that everything is fine, for at this very moment disaster stares us in the eyeball.”1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XX, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:

Derived terms: hacking cough, hackingly

hacking

noun

Etymology From Middle English hackynge, hakkynge, hacckinge, equivalent to hack + -ing.

10 senses

1Playful solving of technical work that requires deep…
2Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms…
3A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs.
4A kick in the shins.
5The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.
6A riding or journey on horseback.
7The operation of working over the faces of rough or worn…
8The separation of a course of stones into two smaller…
9The cuts and grooves made in the metal laps by holding…
10The piling of bricks for drying.

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Usually Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Usually Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network.

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences Usually A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs.

American football, Ball games, Football, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Rugby, Soccer, Sports Usually A kick in the shins.

Usually The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.

UK, Usually A riding or journey on horseback.

Obsolete, Usually The operation of working over the faces of rough or worn grindstones with a hack-hammer.

Business, Construction, Manufacturing, Masonry Obsolete, Usually The separation of a course of stones into two smaller courses, when there are not enough large stones to form a single course.

Gem cutting, Jewelry, Lifestyle Obsolete, Usually The cuts and grooves made in the metal laps by holding the cutting edge of a steel blade against them while in motion, for the purpose of providing receptacles or pockets for the powders using in cutting and polishing gems.

Brick making, Business, Manufacturing Obsolete, Usually The piling of bricks for drying.

Derived terms: antihacking, biohacking, bodyhacking, cyberhacking, growth hacking, hacking coat, hacking jacket, hacking run, hacking-seat, lifehacking, p-hacking, phone hacking, reward hacking, wallhacking
Related terms: pirate