| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
demented de·ment·ed (dĭ-měn'tĭd)
adj.
Mentally ill; insane.
Suffering from dementia.
demented
adj. Yet another term of disgust used to describe a malfunctioning program. The connotation in this case is that the program works as designed, but the design is bad. Said, for example, of a program that generates large numbers of meaningless error messages, implying that it is on the brink of imminent collapse. Compare wonky, brain-damaged, bozotic.