noun
General Slang
hack
HAK · noun · prison
A prison guard.
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Definitions
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A correctional officer. Dismissive inmate slang — the kind of word you mutter, not yell. Mostly heard in US prisons and some Irish/UK nicks. Carries built-in contempt.
“Keep your voice down, there's a hack walking the tier.”
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To commit a foul by hitting an opponent, sometimes intentionally.
“They started to hack him to send him to the line.”
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hack In A Sentence
Keep your voice down, there's a hack walking the tier.
Origin & Usage
'Hack' meaning to chop/hit; also 'Hack-a-Shaq' strategy.
People Also Ask
What does hack mean in basketball?
To hack is to commit a foul by hitting an opponent, often intentionally to stop play or send a poor free-throw shooter to the line.
What is the Hack-a-Shaq strategy?
It's a tactic of deliberately fouling a poor free-throw shooter, named after Shaquille O'Neal, to force him to shoot from the line instead of scoring easily.
Where does the term hack come from?
It comes from the general meaning of 'hack' as to chop or hit, describing the chopping motion of an intentional foul on an opponent's arms.
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