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Hacker News 

A website where over enthusiastic programmers and entrepreneurs ("hackers", as they call it) gather and rediscover old ideas thinking they are novel and congratulate each other in the process. They have "curious" conversations, which is a euphemism for a contest of who can use the most convoluted sequence of words to describe terrible ideas that go nowhere. They share articles and news stories with each other, with the added flavor of grandiose commentary. There is ritual of babysitting new users and reminding them to be gentle and not commit heinous acts such as challenging their terrible ideas.
OMG, I can't stop laughing at this comment thread on Hacker News. Are these people serious?
Hacker News by CrazyDev November 14, 2021
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Hackney Patois 

The current speaking style favoured by London's urban yoof is heavily accented as well as typified by slang expressions. Hackney being an area of East London (in which I reside) which has the dubious honour of being the worst borough in Britain repeatedly. Please note that the slang described here is common throughout britian, and is an accent developed often by well spoken people to attain street cred.
The general Hackney Patois comes from a mash up of east london cockney, afro- carribbean, general chavspeak and Hip-Hop slang often attributed to British Asian yoof as popularised by Ali G.

The vocabulary is inextricably linked to cellular phone sms (text) messaging, and online instant messaging, where limited space and speed of texting required abbreviations (m8 - mate, l8r - later, etc.) So much that often the true spelling of words are forgotten. Predictive text messaging has reversed some language - e.g 'book' was used for 'cool' as that was easier to text is now being used in language.
The 'grime' music scene sees Hackney Patois at its core - see artists such as M.I.A and Lady Soverign
as overheard in Hackney patois....
"Put dat down - you iz not gonna get nuffin' "
"She luk at me like dat agen she gonna get sum licks, yea' "
" I dahn't wannit, its got peas in it, innit! "
" ya get me, bruv? "
Hackney Patois by GishGish December 24, 2007
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Hackusate 

To accuse someone of hacking, typically in a First Person Shooter video game.
Player A: You hack dude, there's now way you could have known I was running up behind you.

Player B: Boots, snow, running. Figure it out and don't hackusate!
Hackusate by SsurebreC June 22, 2010

Hackbook Pro 

A portable PC "hacked" to run OSX86. A Hackbook is the equivalent of an Apple Macbook, and a Hackbook Pro is the equivalent of an Apple Macbook Pro.
Alex: Dude, I just installed Leopard on my HP laptop! It's like the most awesome Hackbook Pro ever!
Mike: That's freakin' rad, too bad your WiFi and sound doesn't work though...
Hackbook Pro by felixkry October 9, 2008

tengo hacking 

Commonly known as hacking and having a small penis on Phantom Forces.
Person 1: "Did you see that faggot tengo hacking on Phantom Forces?"
Person 2: "Yeah, lets votekick that loser"
tengo hacking by DarkEthnic June 1, 2020

Crazy Russian Hacker 

The purest human being ever. Makes reviews of kitchen gadgects, keeps bees, showed us how to peel an egg the Яцssiаи way and let his dogs walk him once
“Yo have you seen Crazy Russian Hacker’s new video?”
“Nah why”
“Yoo he tests more gadjecgs”
“Yooo”

Hackshow 

To be hack is to be bad at the thing you do best, or something you like to do. You fail at it. Being a hackshow is essentialy putting on a show of failure. Trying, and trying again to do something right, without any progress.
Bob: What is that, like, your twentieth try at trying to hit the ball with your racket?

Fred(trying desparetly to hit the ball): Yeah, but i think im going to get it soon!

Bob: GIVE IT UP YOU HACKSHOW.
Hackshow by sex-c-latino September 23, 2009