Slangipedia - Slang Dictionary

1

When an animal’s hairs or spines go up like a bald guy’s ego when someone calls him out.

My dog’s hackles went up when the mailman said my cat stole his lunch.

The raccoon’s hackles were raised like a madman in a clown suit.

My sister’s hackles were up when I told her she failed math.

2

The hairs on your neck when someone says something that makes you feel like a loser.

My hackles stood on end when my boss said I was the worst employee ever.

He had hackles like a chicken with its head cut off.

My hackles went up when my friend told me my dog was a disgrace.

3

A rapper from California who’s like the sidekick to SEMATARY. He’s also the safety boss, shopping boss, and a total firearms addict.

Hackle is the guy who brings the guns to the party.

He’s like the Chewbacca of SEMATARY, but with more guns.

Hackle’s the guy who makes you want to shoot your problems.

4

Kids of hackers who are like little geniuses but also very playful and curious.

Hackle kids are like the smartest kids who also like to play video games all day.

They’re the kids who can break into your Wi-Fi and also draw really cool pictures.

They love exploring and breaking rules, just like their hacker parents.

5

The feathers on a rooster’s neck when it’s ready to fight like it’s in a chicken fight.

That rooster had hackles like he was about to kill the whole flock.

He had hackles like he was mad at the world.

That chicken looked like it was going to explode with hackles.

6

When you’re so angry you feel like you could punch someone, or when you’re laughing so hard it sounds like a goat with a cough.

I was hackled when my friend told me my dog ate my homework.

That kid was hackled like he was laughing and coughing at the same time.

She was hackled like a goat with a funny cough.

7

When someone laughs and coughs at the same time like they’re trying to be funny and also dying.

He was hackled like he was laughing and choking on a taco.

She was hackled like she was dying from a joke.

That guy was hackled like he was laughing and coughing at the same time.