I use hack more generally to mean any kind of amateur attempt to solve a problem, especially when the solution is awkward.

The pie crust is a bit of a hack job, I had to repair a big hole with a spare piece of pastry.

(I've never made a pie in my life, so the above sentence is quite plausible.)

Most examples I can think of seem to use "a bit of" before "hack" and sometimes "job" after it.