Hickhack

German

Etymology

Reduplication of hacken.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪkhak/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Hickhack n or m (strong, genitive Hickhacks, plural (uncommon) Hickhacks)

  1. (informal) squabbling, wrangling; back and forth
    • 2023 September 8, Henning Jauernig, Benedikt Müller-Arnold, “Was das neue Heizungsgesetz für Hauseigentümer und Mieter bedeutet”, in Der Spiegel‎, →ISSN:
      Nach monatelangem Hickhack hat der Bundestag das Gebäudeenergiegesetz beschlossen. Was für welchen Heizungstyp jetzt gelten soll.
      After months of wrangling, the Bundestag has passed the Building Energy Act. What will now apply to which type of heating.

Declension

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Further reading
  • “Hickhack” in Duden online
  • “Hickhack” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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