Haeckse

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of Hacker + Hexe (witch), attributed to Rena Tangens and Barbara Thoens.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛksə/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: Hexe

Noun

Haeckse f (genitive Haeckse, plural Haecksen)

  1. (rare, slang) Synonym of Hackerin (female hacker, especially in relation to the Chaos Computer Club)
    • 2005 December 30, Heike Schmidt, “Ein Freiraum im hintersten Winkel des Kellers”, in Die Tageszeitung, →ISSN, page 20:
      Sie wollte mit dem Club ausschließlich für weibliche Computerinteressierte „klare Grenzen ziehen“. Mittlerweile gibt es 85 Haecksen im deutschsprachigen Raum, etwa zehn davon aus Berlin.
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