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hack job 

1. A procedure or operation performed by someone with inadequate skill or knowlege of the subject.

2. Something done shoddily or ineptly.

3. A crude and improvised or temporary solution to a problem, designed to be more functional and timely than precise, durable or of good quality.

4. Something done with little forethought, organization, planning or precision.

5. A useless, inept or sloppy person.
1. "I had no fucking idea what I was doing; it was a total hack job."

2. "I told my brother to clean the bathroom, but it still looks like hell. Man, he did such a hack job."

3. "I got the radiator working for now, but it won't last long; it's just a hack job."

4. "Your paper sucks, man, you can tell it's just a hack job."

5. "Joel's such a fucking hack job; he couldn't even get his shit together in time for the party."
hack job by The J-Spot January 14, 2005
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Hack Job 

That turbo kit by confederate diesel looks like a complete hack job.
Hack Job by Jim Bob Diesel September 18, 2013

Hack job 

Hack job is when someone does a really bad job at something because they were messy or unprofessional.
Joe Blo: Man those Carpenters did a real stabby job to my place.

Mike Tike: Don't you mean a hack job?

Joe Blo: You know what I mean.
Hack job by Box Worm November 24, 2019

Hack Job 

(NOT A HIT JOB, IDIOTS)

Poorly-done attempt at a task. Can also be a person who does these kinds of things.
Guy1: Hey why did I tell Kim to finish painting the walls, and they are still not fucking done, after 4 hours?
Girl1: You hired a hack job.
Hack Job by rfsniper May 18, 2018

hack job 

An inside hit to disrupt or undermine someone or something .
It was an inside hack job that brought her down.
hack job by jazzman52 January 6, 2017

hack job 

A person sent in to fuck shit up.
they sent in a hack job to make the track seem whack.
hack job by Jared Wright January 27, 2017

Maddalena Hack Job 

The act of changing a friends facebook status through their phone or computer while they are preoccupied with something else.

A facebook game played between friends where points are given for every post replied to a status update submitted by the attacker while the victim was preoccupied.
Facebook Status: "I'm so depressed, why does everyone hate me?"

Facebook Friend: "I love you! Don't be depressed"

Facebook Victim: "Damnit! I didn't post that, it was a Maddalena Hack Job!"
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