Kludgy is a trade-specific word, so in a context where the audience is all aware of the term, it would be fine to use as is. In other contexts, you would need to explain it initially if you planned to keep using …

0 “Kludge” is very definitely a strongly colloquial usage; more, I don’t think I’ve ever heard it used outside the IT industry. I do hear it used as both a noun and a verb: “I think I can kludge something together …

In my experience, kludge is more common these days;" -- it's hard to make sense of this, since "kludge" is properly and usually pronounced as [klu:dʒ]. "I know you have to be careful when relying on …

Apr 10, 2020 · The first concept could be described as a hack, a kludge, etc. - there are a variety of words which describe methods of production which are regarded as unsuitable for habitual …

Jan 26, 2013 · A "kludge" is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "an ill-assorted collection of parts assembled to fulfill a particular purpose...a clumsy but temporarily effective solution to a …

Sep 3, 2016 · 0 The best specific word I know is "kludge" or sometimes "kludge-fix". kludge noun (informal) Any construction or practice, typically inelegant, designed to solve a problem temporarily …

Jul 27, 2016 · Though the meaning of kludge has shifted somewhat over the decades (and was never particularly clear in the first place), a former coworker who was born and raised in Holland explained …

Aug 19, 2023 · What are some names, labels, terms, slang, and/or figures of speech; for a person who (can quickly and 100% dependably) makes things (devices, systems, machines, processes, etc.) …

What is the history of the word "troubleshoot"? At face value, it seems to be mean "aiming for trouble." Which must be short-hand for locating the source of the trouble by …

Jun 19, 2023 · Is there an idiom or expression in English to describe when a bad situation is not fully or correctly resolved and might happen again, perhaps with ramifications even more severe? There's a …