Definition of "kluge" []

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

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• "Lorentz relativity was presented as a "kluge" to the Aether."
• "In this lucid and revealing book, Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but rather a "kluge," a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption."
• "I've been working through a kluge of user feedback and other approaches to IE6 testing."