To bodge is to improvise in the repairing or construction of material objects, often employing workmanship or materials of a less than satisfactory standard.

A British slang term, the Oxford English Dictionary links it to botch , in the sense of repairing something badly. Its most common use is probably for home repairs or otherwise indifferently performed "do it yourself" projects.

Originally a Bodger was a polelathe worker, who made wooden goods from green wood, such as chair legs or candlesticks. These handmade chair legs were not of a lesser standard, and would be sold on to furniture factories for assembly. This craft industry still exists, although not to service the mass production furniture industry.

It can be generally used as a synonym for hack or kludge.

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