[bksvol-discuss] Re: klooge

  • From: "Bob W" <rwiley45@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 14:52:17 -0500

Merrium Webster says the origin is unknown and that it's first known use was 
in 1962. Unfortunately, they don't say where.

Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
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do you know the origin?


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ann Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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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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> Ann P.
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