hack attack

created by markadm
(idea) by Jargon (2.1 y) (print)   (I like it!) Thu Jul 19 2001 at 9:55:35
hack = H = hack mode

hack attack n.

[poss. by analogy with `Big Mac Attack' from ads for the McDonald's fast-food chain; the variant `big hack attack' is reported] Nearly synonymous with hacking run, though the latter more strongly implies an all-nighter.

--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.

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