origins of "kludge"

[Jim Isbell, W5JAI]

Well, since the modern meaning of kludge has nothing to do with a
toilet and much to do with a messed up arrangement, it would seem the
reference to the French makes more sense.  Also the French is from the
1910s so is about as early as any other.


On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:01:27 +0100, Gordon JC Pearce <gordon at gjcp.net> wrote:
> Huw Davies wrote:
> >
> > On 30/03/2005, at 11:57 AM, Tom Jennings wrote:
> >
> >> I know this could be the start of YET ANOTHER thread "Oh I think
> >> it's older than that..." but to avoid that, let's raise the
> >> standard from opinion/hearsay to printed word.
> >
> >
> > Well kludge has been in common use in Queensland (Australia) since at
> > least the early 1900s as the name of an outside toilet. This probably
> > pre-dates any computing reference :-)
> >
> > In Queensland it's pronounced to rhyme with judge,
> 
> Doubtless from the Scots word "cludgie", meaning outside toilet.  Since
> we don't have those any more, it refers to any rather squalid toilet -
> think about the bookmaker scene in Trainspotting.
> 
> Gordon.
> 


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