Ditto, to me XXX is a near synonym of HACK. But they have slightly different connotations. I'd use HACK for something that works, and is maybe even elegant, bu

Ditto, to me XXX is a near synonym of HACK. But they have slightly different connotations. I'd use HACK for something that works, and is maybe even elegant, but potentially fragile due to a lack of generality. XXX on the other hand is something that works, but is inelegant or violates good design principles - basically a "clean this up if you get a chance" marker.