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klud·gy [ˈkluːdʒe]:
origin: (1960's); J. W. Granholm's jocular invention; old Scots "kludgie" meaning an outside toilet.

noun | adjective
1. An inelegant solution to a problem; a patch; quick and dirty work-around.
2. Particularly where multiple types of machinery are connected together
3. Slang for computer/internet access on cheap, poorly matched, or jury-rigged equipment.
note: hackers used the pronunciation "klooj".

"I know the table has two wonky legs, but putting books under them is kludgy at best."

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Date: 2014-07-28 02:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
Huh. I'm used to seeing kudge as the noun form, and kludgy as the adjective.

But then, I'd somehow gotten the impression that it's WWII slang.

---L.

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Date: 2014-07-30 02:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
Oh, it's still current -- I hear older programmers use it to describe ungraceful hacks. I meant that to mean originated during WWII.

---L.
Edited Date: 2014-07-30 02:15 pm (UTC)

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Date: 2014-07-31 02:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
And now see here (http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2014/07/31/).
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