hacky sack
hacky sack noun: a game or activity in which one or a group of players try to keep a footbag off the ground using only their feet.
Noun
hacky sack (countable and uncountable, plural hacky sacks)
- A game or activity in which one or a group of players try to keep a footbag off the ground using only their feet.
- The footbag used for such a game.
- At the food court, I bought a turkey sandwich and another coffee. As I ate, an entourage caught my eye: four Buddhist monks, camped at the periphery of the food court seats, about thirty feet away. Shaved heads, maroon and pumpkin-colored robes. Each was smiling, even the one who slept. You'd think...2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.3, at p.74
Forms of hacky sack
| plural | hacky sacks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hackysack |
| alternative form | hackeysack |
| alternative form | hacky-sack |
| alternative form | Hacky-Sack |
Origin of hacky sack
Genericized trademark of Wham-O. First attested in c. 1977. It uses a reduplication of the word sack with the word hacky; a hack, in the game's terminology, is akin to a point, and happens when every player in a group successfully passes the footbag.
Questions about hacky sack
- What does hacky sack mean?
- Hacky sack means a game or activity in which one or a group of players try to keep a footbag off the ground using only their feet.
- What part of speech is hacky sack?
- Hacky sack is a noun.
- What is the plural of hacky sack?
- The plural of hacky sack is hacky sacks.
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