hackmatack

n : poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped

leaves [syn: {balsam poplar}, {tacamahac}, {Populus

balsamifera}]

hack attack

(Possibly by analogy with "Big Mac Attack" from

advertisements 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.

[{Jargon File}]

(1996-08-26)