KLUDGE

PRONUNCIATION: (klooj, kluhj)

MEANING: noun: An inelegant, improvised solution to a problem.
verb tr.: To improvise a haphazard solution to a problem.

ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1962.

NOTES: The first documented use of the word is from a 1962 article by Jackson W. Granholm in Datamation magazine: “How to Design a Kludge”. That much is certain, but after that things get a bit fuzzy. Various origins have been suggested: German, Scots, military jargon, from the name of a paper feeder, but until we know definitely, we’ll just have to be content with saying: origin unknown.
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K-LUNGE - a quick thrust with a sharp weapon, that may turn abruptly in any of several directions

BLUDGE - to beat severely with a blunt object

K-LUDE - slang for a sedative drug popular the 60s (methaqualone)