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quick-and-dirty

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quick-and-dirty

 
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–adjective
1. Informal. slipshod.
–noun
2. Slang. greasy spoon.
Origin:
1970–75
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quick-and-dirt·y   (kwĭk'ən-dûr'tē)
adj.  Cheaply made or done; of inferior quality: a quick-and-dirty construction project; a quick-and-dirty research report.
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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Slang Dictionary
quick-and-dirty

  1. mod.
    rapidly and carelessly done. : I'm selling this car, so all I want is a quick-and-dirty repair job.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary

quick-and-dirty jargon, programming
Describes a crock put together under time or user pressure. Used especially when you want to convey that you think the fast way might lead to trouble further down the road. "I can have a quick-and-dirty fix in place tonight, but I'll have to rewrite the whole module to solve the underlying design problem."
See also kluge.
[The Jargon File]
(1995-05-11)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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