hax

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English

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Etymology

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Phonetic respelling of hacks.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hax (uncountable)

  1. (slang, computing) Hacks, hacking.
    OMG, hax! That player just ran through a solid wall.
  2. (gaming) Crucial luck-based events in battles.
    The third critical hit in a row! You only win because of hax!

See also

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References

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  • Internet Slang Dictionary: an Authoritative Guide to Understanding Internet Slang and Netspeak, by Ryan Jones, Lulu.com, 2006, page 61 [1]

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From English hax (hack) (popularized by Counter-Strike), from English hack. In some use since the late 2000s, the second meaning becoming popular in the 2010s among teenagers.

Noun

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hax n

  1. (slang, computing) an act of cheating
  2. (slang) something unexpectedly great (often something that can only be accessed if one knows where to look for it)

Lolopo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Loloish *(k)-rwakᴴ (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Nuosu (ax hxie), Burmese ကြွက် (krwak), Cholim Tangsa juh, Chepang रोक्‌युः (rok.yuʔ) .

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hax 

  1. (Yao'an) rat