The Brief: Kludgy is something clumsy, awkward, and unpolished.
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Kludgy, also spelled cludgy, is used in reference to computers and technology with jenky design. It comes from the word kludge, or kluge, which describes a haphazard and inconvenient solution to a problem.
Steve Jobs was exactly right about Flash – it’s a kludgy outdated technology and it wants to die.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 12, 2015
Only way this kludgy, permanent-beta universe makes sense is if God is a tech bro.
— 🌾An Capybara🌾 (jk still hampster) (@trash_ebooks) November 3, 2015
Working on code so kludgy I am having a hard time even writing it; there has to be a better solution.
There isn't, though. This is how they want it.
Just had to rant a bit before I actually do it.
— Blenster (@blenster) October 11, 2018