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quick-and-dirty
quick-and-dirt·y (kwĭk′ən-dûr′tē)adj. Cheaply made or done; of inferior quality: a quick-and-dirty construction project; a quick-and-dirty research report.quick′-and-dirt′y adj. 1. Informal. slipshod. n. 2. Slang. greasy spoon. [1970–75]
quick-and-dirty
quick and dirtyDone very quickly, cheaply, and without as much care, quality, or finesse as is usually required. Hyphenated if used before a noun. It's a bit quick and dirty, but the strap should hold the barrier shut until we can bring it to the mechanics. You can tell they did a quick-and-dirty job designing the web page. It just looks unprofessional, to be honest.See also: and, dirty, quickquick-and-dirty mod. rapidly and carelessly done. I’m selling this car, so all I want is a quick-and-dirty repair job. quick-and-dirty
quick-and-dirty (jargon, programming)Describes a crock put together undertime or user pressure. Used especially when you want toconvey that you think the fast way might lead to troublefurther down the road. "I can have a quick-and-dirty fix inplace tonight, but I'll have to rewrite the whole module tosolve the underlying design problem."
See also kluge. |