kluge

Meanings

Plural: kluges

Noun

Something that should not work, but does.
A device assembled from components intended for disparate purposes.

Verb

Alternative form of kludge.

Origin / Etymology

From 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.)
According to the OED, an "invented word" influenced by bodge and fudge.
Compare kludge.

Synonyms

workaround

Scrabble Score: 10

kluge is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
kluge is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kluge is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

kluge is a valid Words With Friends word