KLUGE

Etymology

Noun

kluge (plural kluges)

Something that should not work, but does.

A device assembled from components intended for disparate purposes.

Synonyms

• (something that should not work but does): see workaround

Verb

kluge (third-person singular simple present kluges, present participle kluging, simple past and past participle kluged)

Alternative form of kludge

Anagrams

• kugel

Etymology

Proper noun

Kluge (plural Kluges)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kluge is the 13660th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2216 individuals. Kluge is most common among White (94.58%) individuals.

Anagrams

• kugel

Source: Wiktionary



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SCRAP

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