Kludges is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 142 anagrams from letters in kludges (degklsu).
First recorded in 1960-65; expressive coinage
kludge did not arise by accident, and it will take something more than mere disapproval to reduce and replace it.
The sous vide required a vacuum sealer (you can kludge it with plastic bags and a straw, but I am not that dedicated).