quick-and-dirty
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The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, has become a quick-and-dirty way to quantify caution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
A few months ago I looked at the “misery index” — the sum of unemployment and inflation, originally suggested by Arthur Okun as a quick-and-dirty summary of the state of the economy.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2023
In a sense, the use of commonplace properties when details are missing is a type of heuristic — it is a quick-and-dirty strategy that will often work well but sometimes fail.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2021
They are steeped in hip-hop production and the quick-and-dirty aesthetics of the viral internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2020
A temporary addition to a piece of code, usually as a quick-and-dirty remedy to an existing bug or misfeature.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
