n.
Pronunciation: ' klüj
Variant: or kluge \ ' klüj, US also & Brit esp ' kl ə j; ' klü-j ē \
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1962
: a system and especially a computer system made up of poorly matched components
– kludgy also kludgey \ ' klü-j ē , US also & Brit esp ' kl ə - \ adjective