Short but powerful, the word ‘hack’ has multiple lingustic uses. It can be a noun, a verb, an adjective, a verbal phrase and an idiom.
However, I’ve chosen to highlight its use as an adjective.
The word ‘hack’ is a truncation of the word ‘hackneyed,’ which describes something trite and banal.
Example of formal usage:
The lyrics to 13 year-old Rebecca Black’s song, “Friday” are so hackneyed as to be utterly embarrassing.
Example of informal usage:
Jesus H. Christ, they really need to fire the hack writer who wrote that song.
ROFL, bonus for reference of Rebecca Black.
Joel Hackney is appropriately named. http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/03/26/joelhackneycom/
(Failure of an executive with some anger management issues)
No bite! No wit! No zing! No zap!
Just banal and clichéd crap,
Chimps with keyboards on their lap,
Could produce better hackneyed pap!
Comments like this belongs in a special category if you ask me! Bravo!
We’re so privileged to have a contributor who writes poetic comments on most of the posts. 🙂
It’s a curse I tells ya, a curse!