Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Cheaply made or done; of inferior quality.
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- adjective idiomatic Done or constructed in a
hasty ,approximate ,temporarily adequate manner, but notexact ,fully formed , orreliable for a long period of time. - adjective computing Of or pertaining to the creation or repair of
software orhardware in a manner which permits operation within a brief period of time, although withcompromised functionality orreliability . - noun US, slang An
inexpensive ,inelegant eatery ; agreasy spoon . - noun idiomatic A quick, temporary
fix ,estimate , or the like.
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Examples
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Classroom quotes and essay excerpts are posted by teachers and take the basic meme formula from Shit My Dad Says and other quick-and-dirty quotables.
Turnstyle: Talking Sh*t about Sh*t My Students Write Turnstyle 2011
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But before I left for college Mom sat me down and gave me advice on quick-and-dirty cooking-on-the-cheap.
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So I did a quick-and-dirty calculation of how many Americans the senators in each party represent, assuming that each senator represents all of the people in his or her state and that the currently open Senate seats (like Delaware, Illinois, and New York) will be filled by someone from the same party.
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Classroom quotes and essay excerpts are posted by teachers and take the basic meme formula from Shit My Dad Says and other quick-and-dirty quotables.
Turnstyle: Talking Sh*t about Sh*t My Students Write Turnstyle 2011
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So I did a quick-and-dirty calculation of how many Americans the senators in each party represent, assuming that each senator represents all of the people in his or her state and that the currently open Senate seats (like Delaware, Illinois, and New York) will be filled by someone from the same party.
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The poster had a valid point, and I figured my old-school "start-with-a-goalie" paradigm may no longer be applicable to the NHL. To test the validity of my theory, I set out to do a quick-and-dirty benchmark analysis of how past Stanley Cup winners constructed their teams.
Analysis: Constructing a Stanley Cup winner Box Seats blogger 2010
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Jonathan: We thought we were decently physical and we'd go for the quick-and-dirty challenge. ...
Amazing Race's Connor and Jonathan: Sled Inconsistency "Screwed Us Over" 2010
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The interesting premise is delicately overlaid with emotion by having a single human show the chimp some compassion, resulting in a quick-and-dirty sf short story that is both charming and memorable.
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The interesting premise is delicately overlaid with emotion by having a single human show the chimp some compassion, resulting in a quick-and-dirty sf short story that is both charming and memorable.
REVIEW: The Year's Best Science Fiction #26 edited by Gardner Dozois 2009
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Whoops, I forgot to add one thing: Please, please, PLEASE do not use rape or other sexual traumas as a quick-and-dirty way to give a female character a tragic backstory!
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