"A cheap and dirty solution" - help me offend someone

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Looking for one word with a negative connotation to describe "a cheap and dirty solution" in a professional (software) environment.

"The proposed solution is (a) ...."

Basicly synonyms of: "The proposed solution is shitty", "The proposed solution is bogus", "The proposed solution is bullshit".

Your question is not clear. A cheap and dirty solution is not necessarily a bad thing. I sometimes offer solutions of this type, and may label them as cheap and dirty myself. The important part here is that a cheap and dirty solution is a solution (i.e. it solves the problem). It does not fit any of your proposed synonyms. — michael.hor257k, Sep 23 '16 at 17:03
@michael.hor257k the fact that a "cheap and dirty" doesn't express a bad thing is my issue. I'm looking for a word to better describe it. — Reinard, Sep 23 '16 at 17:13
A bodge in British English. It depends who you are talking to. — BoldBen, Sep 23 '16 at 18:14
"Cheap and nasty" is a phrase I am familiar with that echos this. It usually means little work has gone into the product, and the product will produce a low quality effect and break quickly. — kasfme, Sep 24 '16 at 01:55
This might not be as insulting as you want, but: *cut-rate*? — Scott - Слава Україні, Sep 24 '16 at 02:57

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 23 '16 at 16:50

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For software development in particular, kludge comes to mind.

answered Sep 23 '16 at 16:50

hmakholm left over Monica

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 23 '16 at 16:57

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If you're looking for something offensive, and synonymous with shitty, I'd suggest "crappy"

"The proposed solution is so crappy!"

crappy - inferior, worthless.

answered Sep 23 '16 at 16:57

Centaurus

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You can hit them with a bit of a pun by making it "POC." The acronym can be either Proof Of Concept or Piece Of Crap. – cobaltduck Sep 23 '16 at 17:19

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 23 '16 at 17:49

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If you don't want to offend might I suggest simplistic, or naive both suggest the solution has not been thought through.

If it works, but could be done better how about inelegant.

Or to damn with faint praise workmanlike.

answered Sep 23 '16 at 17:49

Nick London

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 23 '16 at 18:30

Jury-Rigged or Jerry-rigged speaks to an expedient if ugly solution to a problem. If one uses the term "Jerry-Rigged" you might be able to offend those of German descent.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jerry%E2%80%93rigged

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_rigging

In many cases the solution is "good enough" to get the job done until a professional repair can be undertaken.

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 24 '16 at 01:04

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Bubble gum and bailing wire is a hoary way of characterizing a just-good-enough-to-get-home auto repair. It's an analogous situation.

answered Sep 24 '16 at 01:04

"A cheap and dirty solution" - help me offend someone

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