Slangipedia - Slang Dictionary

1

The hair on your neck that stands up when you're about to yell at someone.

My hackles went up when my mom said I had to eat more veggies.

I saw my crush and my hackles stood up like a chicken in a fight.

My hackles were up when my dog peed on my shoes again.

2

When you’re so annoyed you could punch a wall. Also a webcomic that makes you laugh until you cry.

My hackles were raised when my brother took my last donut.

I was so hacked off I almost threw my phone out the window.

Hackles is the reason I still check my webcomic every day.

3

Sucky houses made of mud that Native Americans lived in. Also known as the worst living situation ever.

I'd rather live in a treehouse than a hackle.

My teacher said Native Americans lived in hackles and I believed her for a week.

Hackles are the reason I hate mud.

4

The spiky hair or feathers on an animal when it's super mad. Like when your dog growls at your mailman.

My cat's hackles went up when I took her toy.

That raccoon had hackles like a mad man.

I saw a chicken with hackles and I knew it was going to fight.

5

A rapper from California who works with SEMATARY. He's like the bodyguard of the haunted mound and also loves guns more than love.

Hackle is the guy who beats up ghosts for a living.

He's the guy who fights zombies with a shotgun.

Hackle is the reason I now love firearms.

6

Kids who are super smart and love to explore. They’re like mini hackers who could break into any system if they wanted to.

My hackle kid broke into the school computer system.

Hackles are the reason I got an A in science.

They're like little genius explorers.

7

The feathers on a rooster's neck. Like when it's about to fight another rooster in the middle of the street.

That rooster had hackles like he was ready to fight.

I saw a rooster with hackles and I knew it was going to be a fight.

Hackles are the reason I hate roosters.