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Dictionary: quick fix

n. Slang
A hastily contrived remedy that alleviates a problem only for the time being: "Conversion of sexist English into nonsexist English is not a quick fix-it is anything but mechanical" (Douglas R. Hofstadter).


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: hurried repair
  Synonyms: band aid, quickie, quicky


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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