[bksvol-discuss] Re: klooge

Oh, I so love the Scottish engineering origin, whether it is true or not. I have always spelled it kludge, but it is pronounced like klooge. I know it from computer programming, but have been pretty sure it came from engineering and mechanics before then. But the not only rickety, but possibly non-hygenic origin is so fitting. I've always had the feeling it's origin had something to do with plumbing, but outhouse plumbing that even a Scottish engineer wouldn't want to be associated with, that says it all. 

Misha

On 10/5/2011 2:21 PM, Debby Franson wrote:

Hi Bob and everyone!

I had to laugh.

Here is more about what seems to be the word of the day, (smile).

Origin of kluge
/kluhj/ (From the old Scots "kludgie" meaning an outside toilet) A Scottish engineering term for anything added in an ad hoc (and possibly unhygenic!) manner. At some point during the Second World War, Scottish engineers met Americans and the meaning, spelling 
and pronunciation of kludge became confused with that of "
kluge".

To read more, go here:

http://dogic.blogspot.com/2005/06/kluge-scale.html

Debby

At 02:52 PM 10/5/2011, Bob W wrote
Merrium Webster says the origin is unknown and that it's first known use was 
in 1962. Unfortunately, they don't say where.

Bob
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do you know the origin?


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> Hi all,
>
> Not sure how to spell it. I've been on Google and it doesn't seem to come 
> up.  Maybe one of you computer geeks can enlighten us as to spelling?
>
> As for definition, a kluge or kluge is a solution to a programming task
> that is clumsy or put together badly. It's like putting your car engine > together with chewing gum and bailing wire. It's malarkiface, something 
> foolish or amusingly stupid made by man, a combination of malarky and
> artifice.
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