Usually means: Low-quality, rushed, uninspired professional work.
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  1. hackwork: Merriam-Webster
  2. hackwork: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. hackwork: Collins English Dictionary
  4. hackwork: Vocabulary.com
  5. hackwork: Wordnik
  6. hackwork: Wiktionary
  7. hackwork: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. hackwork: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. hackwork: Dictionary.com
  10. hackwork: Rhymezone
  11. hackwork: FreeDictionary.org
  12. hackwork: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. hackwork: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See hackworking as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (hackwork)

noun:  (informal) Work that is usually of a professional nature, either repetitive or following a certain formula.
noun:  (informal, somewhat derogatory) Any type of work that is dull or unoriginal.

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