&gt; cheaply creates new things, as in &quot;it&#x27;s hacked together&quot;<p>In other words it&#x27;s marketing without much resources. Nothing much to do with hacking. When you repair your car with a used part or a part from a different model, are you &quot;hacking your car&quot; ?　<p>This word is getting way too much abuse, soon it won&#x27;t mean anything anymore.