clidgey or klidgey

I thought this was a common term in programming and have used it for many years, but google and chatgpt say that no such word exists.  

You've misspelled it

 

Kludgey, kludgy

3 minutes ago, Albo said:

You've misspelled it

 

Kludgey, kludgy

Thanks Albo!  It's weird,  People where I worked always said "klidgey".  But that's the one.

1 hour ago, Greensprout said:

Thanks Albo!  It's weird,  People where I worked always said "klidgey".  But that's the one.

They were trying to sound posh, like missing out the R in Karzi

Not this one then?

 

6 hours ago, treetops said:

Not this one then?

 

 

Apologies if you use that word as you program. Your code must be epic

It does now.

13 hours ago, treetops said:

Not this one then?

 

 

kludge

 

/klo͞oj/

 

informal

noun - an ill-assorted collection of parts assembled to fulfill a particular purpose.

 

verb - use ill-assorted parts to make (something).

 

"Hugh had to kludge something together"