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quick fix

–noun Informal.
an expedient, temporary solution, esp. one that merely postpones having to cope with an overall problem.

Origin:
1965–70
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quick fix  
n.   Slang
A hastily contrived remedy that alleviates a problem only for the time being: "Conversion of sexist English into nonsexist English is not a quick fix—it is anything but mechanical" (Douglas R. Hofstadter).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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quick fix

  1. n.
    a quick and probably none too permanent or satisfactory solution to a problem. : The quick fix isn't good enough in this case.
  2. mod.
    having to do with a temporary or unsatisfactory solution or repair. (Usually quick-fix.) : Frank is a master of the quick-fix solution.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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