hackwork
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- noun
- /ˈhækˌwɜrk/
- Many magazines publish hackwork that relies on clichés rather than original ideas.
Examples
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In comparison with the fiction I was used to reading, my fantasy writer's writing seemed like redundant, cliché-ridden hackwork.
Fiction book (2000) -
Everything since has been contemptible, vapid hackwork.
Blog text (21) -
We're not doing anything like that hackwork, and you know it.
Fiction book (1991) -
"His only way of fighting them was humble hackwork."
Fiction book (1993) -
Anthony saw that he'd never been more than hackwork for her.
Fiction book (1992) -
"It ended with 'to-witta-woo,' so I immediately pegged it as hackwork written the day before.
Academic text (2009) -
Though he was smiling, complimenting, and making connections, it was pure hackwork, not real careerist art, and he would have stopped if he had known what else to do at a party.
Fiction book (1995) -
The question is if there's any universe in which Wiseman could transcend the hyperactive hackwork of his previous films and make something like that into a movie worth watching.
Blog text (29) -
It's almost convincing, and dare I say that with a good editor and fact-checker, this guy could make a decent living churning out hackwork crime novels and screenplays.
Blog text (29) -
The book was filled with hackwork, lacking the creativity and depth that readers expect.
Synonyms
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Work made quickly for money that lacks skill or new ideas
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Etymology
Hackwork comes from hack, which long ago meant a person hired to do simple, routine jobs, a 'hired hand'. So hackwork is work done quickly and without care, often lacking originality or quality.