Is there a word for making a shoddy version of something just to get it working? [closed]

Solution 1:

Quick and Dirty

Merriam Webster

Definition of quick and dirty
: expedient and effective but not without flaws or unwanted side effects

Solution 2:

You can call it jury-rigged. Merriam-Webster defines this as

jury-rig: to erect, construct, or arrange in a makeshift fashion.

Solution 3:

How about saying prototype? ..

Solution 4:

'Bodge' would be the British English term for what you're describing:

v. : to put together in a makeshift way (M-w)

'Stopgap' is another (less dialect specific) that implies it is a temporary implementation:

n. something that serves as a temporary expedient (M-W)

Solution 5:

Kludge

Merriam Webster

a haphazard or makeshift solution to a problem and especially to a computer or programming problem