
Usages of the word "hacky" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jan 15, 2016 · What does the word "hacky" means and what is the differences between the words "hack" and "hacky" For example: "I found a hacky solution" Is this means the solution is awful …
terminology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 12, 2020 · One of my characters is a young graduate student who leaves her adviser. He takes her research code and he gets his other students to use it, not forgetting to say all sorts …
etymology - What is the origin of the phrase "hunky dory"?
Feb 7, 2011 · Nobody really knows. There's no agreed derivation of the expression 'hunky-dory'. It is American and the earliest example of it in print that I have found is from a collection of US …
nouns - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
‘Hacky’ also does not work, since it refers to something that uses hacks, rather than something that is characterised by hackers. Code-hacking is not simply using hacks, it is an entirely …
Word for the person who has a favorite
There isn't a single word for the person; but there's the fixed phrase playing favorites for the trait of giving preference to some person for personal reasons, and also the fixed phrase playing …
grammaticality - Is "He should be consequenced" an error?
Mar 29, 2015 · My horsemanship was, indeed, put into requisition, on meeting a rattley hacky coach, with lights, driving at a furious rate. It was where "the Avenue" is crossed by a gutter, …