kludge out
verbEtymology From kludge + out.
1
To work out or fix a problem, usually in a makeshift fashion.
- Backdoors and hidden control codes were found and deleted, alternate routes were explored, and power systems were kludged out of anything available—one major router in Boston was being powered by teams of bicycle riders taking shifts turning portable generators.2013, JD Ludwig, Overreach: Blood of Patriots:
- Related terms
- jury-rig