kluge
kluge · kluges
Something that should not work, but doesSomething that should not work, but does.
/kluːd͡ʒ/
Meaning
2 sensesSomething that should not work, but does.
A device assembled from components intended for disparate purposes.
Origin
From US military slang, possibly from German klug (“clever”), or perhaps from Dutch Low SaFrom US military slang, possibly from German klug (“clever”), or perhaps from Dutch Low Saxon klütje (“(little) dumpling, clod”), Jutland Danish klyt (“piece of bad workmanship, klud(g)e”); compare standard Danish kludder (“mess, disorder”). (Compare English klutz.)
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