Haeckse

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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Declension

Declension of Haeckse
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Haeckse die Haecksen
genitive einer der Haeckse der Haecksen
dative einer der Haeckse den Haecksen
accusative eine die Haeckse die Haecksen

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