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Definition of "quick fix" []

  • Slang A hastily contrived remedy that alleviates a problem only for the time being: "Conversion of sexist English into nonsexist English is not a quick fix—it is anything but mechanical” ( Douglas R. Hofstadter). (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "quick fix" in a sentence
  • "Aircraft with bombs or ammunition remaining hustled out to the Gulf for a quick fix from one of the orbiting tankers, then sped back to Haiphong."
  • "Automatically concluding that term is the cheapest, and therefore the best, insurance to buy is a form of a quick fix for which Barges and Sailboats who lead with an R are suckers."