Hackensack
[hak-uh n-sak] /ˈhæk ənˌsæk/
noun
1.
a city in NE New Jersey, near New York City.
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[hak-er] /ˈhæk ər/ noun 1. a person or thing that hacks. 2. Slang. a person who engages in an activity without talent or skill: weekend hackers on the golf course. 3. Computers. [hak] /hæk/ noun 1. a person, as an artist or writer, who exploits, for money, his or her creative ability or training in […]
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/ˈhækərɪ/ noun 1. (ironic) journalism; hackwork noun Routine mediocrity; esp the dull performance and tone of an average political professional: the gray, self-serving hackery of previous City Councils (1970s+)