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kludgebucket 

poorly designed, thown together computer hardware and/or software, comprised of odds and ends of other pieces of hardware and/or software, and barely capable of performing the task(s) for which it was created.
"The old PC she uses to control the lighting in her home is a real kludgebucket."
kludgebucket by bustapost October 8, 2008
Related Words
A quick, messy but functional fix or workaround to a problem.
The server chassis was snapped in two, but I've kludged it together with electrical tape.
kludge by Alli February 4, 2003
Word of the Day on November 5, 2023
Not a necessarily a quick fix - but a unique, cheap approach to a sudden engineering disaster that arises; It's not pretty.

Also the only word of this variety to avoid being a disparaging remark about a group of people.
Engineer 1: "look I fixed it!"

Engineer 1: "Turns out that a single matchbook cover can hold this entire 3 ton mechanism stable."

Engineer 2: "thats's a total kludge."
kludge by Rotella-T December 17, 2013
Bad code that works but is barely readable, overly complex and unmaintainable.
This code is a total kludge!
kludge by Kristin October 8, 2001
awkward, unpolished, designed with complete disregard to established rules, potentially fatal
The kludgey highway off-ramp that curled into a figure-eight loop before turning into a two-foot merge lane into traffic was cited as the cause of numerous accidents by the state highway patrol.
kludgey by Webster'03 January 28, 2003
A real dutch word. It is used to express how stupid/worthless something is. This word is not used as much anymore, it was invented in 1925. I want 'Knudde' to become a fucking used word again so say it.
A: Shit man my house is on fire, and dinosaurs are eating it, why my rival is fucking my wife
B: Damn, that's knudde.
Knudde by YouknowwhoIamDavid February 26, 2017