band-aid vs kluge

band-aid

noun
  • A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc and often with a lack of foresight. 

  • An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound. 

verb
  • To apply a makeshift fix; to jury-rig. 

  • To apply an adhesive bandage. 

kluge

noun
  • Something that should not work, but does. 

  • A device assembled from components intended for disparate purposes. 

How often have the words band-aid and kluge occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )