Hack Job
Noun · Slang & Abbreviations
Definitions
A crude, low-quality solution thrown together quickly. In engineering slang, calling something a hack job usually means it solved the moment but failed the standard of work people actually want to maintain.
In plain English: A crude rushed low-quality technical solution.
Example: "The vendor integration worked, but only as a hack job of shell scripts and hand-edited config files nobody trusted enough to touch twice."