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In Boston's late 50s slang, a "hacker" was someone that tuned muscle cars/hot rods. It's no surprise that the earliest written occurrence of "hacker", in the mo
by vehemenz 8y ago
In Boston's late 50s slang, a "hacker" was someone that tuned muscle cars/hot rods. It's no surprise that the earliest written occurrence of "hacker", in the modern sense, comes from Cambridge.
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- eesmith 8y agoA Google Books search for "hacker" pre-1963 ( https://www.google.com/search?q=hacker&source=lnt&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1950%2Ccd_max%3A1963&tbm=bks https://www.google.com/search?q=hacker&source=lnt&tbs=cdr%3A... ) shows that it was also used for taxi cab drivers, eg, https://books.google.com/books?id=puENBZpcOmoC&q=hacker&dq=hacker https://books.google.com/books?id=puENBZpcOmoC&q=hacker&dq=h... .
- teej 8y agoWoah, I knew illegal cab driving in Baltimore was called “hacking” but never considered the term had old roots. Turns out it all comes from the use of Hackney horses in the 19th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_taxicab_operation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_taxicab_operation