1. kluge - Noun
2. kluge - Verb
3. Kluge - Proper noun
Something that should not work, but does.
A device assembled from components intended for disparate purposes.
kluge (third-person singular simple present kluges, present participle kluging, simple past and past participle kluged)
Alternative form of kludge
Kluge (plural Kluges)
A surname.
There are strong reasons to suspect that had Kluge not committed suicide he would have been arrested anyway. Günther von Kluge
After Granholm's 1962 "How to Design a Kludge" article popularized the kluge variant kludge, both were interchangeably used and confused. Source: Internet
As the thing sank, it went "kluge". citation The Jargon File further includes kluge around "to avoid a bug or difficult condition by inserting a kluge", kluge up "to lash together a quick hack to perform a task". Source: Internet
“At the risk of sounding alarmist, I must express our very real concern,” Kluge said. Source: Internet
Acronym Other suggested folk etymologies or backronyms for kludge or kluge is from klumsy, lame, ugly, dumb, but good enough, or klutzy, lashup, under, going, engineering. Source: Internet
Kluge said health workers in such facilities were often overworked and underpaid and called for them to be given more protective gear and support. Source: Internet