kluge
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kluge¹
- /kluːd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -uːdʒ
Where it comes from
From US military slang, possibly from German klug (“clever”), or perhaps from Dutch Low Saxon klütje (“(little) dumpling, clod”), Jutland Danish klyt (“piece of bad workmanship, klud(g)e”); compare standard Danish kludder (“mess, disorder”). (Compare English klutz.)
According to the OED, an "invented word" influenced by bodge and fudge.
Compare kludge.
noun kluges
-
Something that should not work, but does.
Similar: workaround
- A device assembled from components intended for disparate purposes.
verb kluges · kluging · kluged
- Alternative spelling of kludge
Kluge²
Where it comes from
From the German surname meaning "clever one, "from klug (“clever”) + -e.
proper noun Kluges
- A surname.
Talk about this word "kluge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kluge. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kluge. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kluge "kluge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kluge.Cite this
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title = {kluge},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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