terminology - Is “kludge” a proper word to name a dirty hack in . . . The Kluge automatic press consists of a platen press similar to the hand fed machine described in chapter III, with the Kluge feeder attached The feeder was designed to be attached to presses of other makes and was produced for ten years before the company began making presses
meaning - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I was looking for a word that means “do some work quickly and improvised”, and found kludge Is this the right word? And, if it is okay, what is the correct usage? Can I use the word in a formal or
Etymology of nigh near next - English Language Usage Stack Exchange You really need to obtain access to the OED The etymology and development of near nigh next are laid out in great detail in all their spellings and (for the most part) pronunciations You also might like to consider the Modern German "nächst" (nearest) and "next"
What word would you use for something that accidentally works? where a "crock" is defined as A technique that works acceptably, but which is quite prone to failure if disturbed in the least Note: the Jargon File also has an entry for "kluge" (without the d), which has a related but noticably different meaning
Best etymological calque of the word Schadenfreude Freude Kluge, in particular, suggested a number of cognates that might be investigated while attempting to find what the original poster of the question announced in comments they were looking for, the investigation target also implicit in the question: an obscure, obsolete or even Old English word that was derived from the same root as Freude
What does pax mean in the context of the apartment rental? EDIT: As several people have commented, the usage has been extended - particularly in the Far East, and most particularly in the hospitality industry So whereas originally pax was always travellers (live human bodies that need to be transported) it's often now more generally applied to any "customers, people, bodies" occupying space (usually, seats or beds), who must be entertained
recurring events - English Language Usage Stack Exchange From WordWeb: Annual: Occurring or payable every year What is the corresponding single word for occurring every two year, three year, four year etc I understand that it's surely not exhaustively
terminology - What is the etymology of munge? - English Language . . . However, it also appears the word `munge' was in common use in Scotland in the 1940s, and in Yorkshire in the 1950s, as a verb, meaning to munch up into a masticated mess, and as a noun, meaning the result of munging something up (the parallel with the kluge kludge pair is amusing)