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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Haida with x as a placeholder.

Symbol

hax

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Southern Haida.

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English

Etymology

Phonetic respelling of hacks.

Pronunciation

Noun

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!

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References

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

Etymology

Borrowed 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

hax n (genitive singular hax, nominative plural höx)

  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)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

1Rare.

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Lolopo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

hax

  1. (Yao'an) rat

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