kludge

noun

/kluːdʒ/, /klʌdʒ/

(computing)

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a solution to a problem that has been quickly and badly put together
Word Origin1960s: invented word, perhaps influenced by bodge and fudge.

verb

/kluːdʒ/, /klʌdʒ/

[intransitive, transitive] (computing)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they kludge	/kluːdʒ/, /klʌdʒ/ /kluːdʒ/, /klʌdʒ/
he / she / it kludges	/ˈkluːdʒɪz/, /ˈklʌdʒɪz/ /ˈkluːdʒɪz/, /ˈklʌdʒɪz/
past simple kludged	/kluːdʒd/, /klʌdʒd/ /kluːdʒd/, /klʌdʒd/
past participle kludged	/kluːdʒd/, /klʌdʒd/ /kluːdʒd/, /klʌdʒd/
-ing form kludging	/ˈkluːdʒɪŋ/, /ˈklʌdʒɪŋ/ /ˈkluːdʒɪŋ/, /ˈklʌdʒɪŋ/

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kludge (something) to find a quick and badly put together solution for a problem