hackerish

Adjective

hackerish (comparative more hackerish, superlative most hackerish)

1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a hacker (technically skilled computer enthusiast).
   • The hackerish look of dot-matrix fonts on screens and printers has partially prevented full acceptance of computers as tools for a literate public.1985, Byte, volume 10
   • Jones is an engineer, and presented the engineering approach as the more hackerish, the more ad hoc of the two: Solve the problem no matter what.1990, Dr. Dobb's journal of software tools for the professional programmer
2. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a hacker (malicious user who breaks into computer systems).
   • ...requires users to disclose new and useful information on computer and network security or other hackerish subjects to be admitted to the privileged areas of the system.1995, Lance Rose, NetLaw: your rights in the online world
   • To find a hacker chat room, look for rooms with names like #2600, #phreak, #carding, #cracks, #anarchy, or any other phrase that sounds hackerish.2006, Wally Wang, Steal this computer book 4.0: what they won't tell you about the Internet