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quick fix

noun

: an expedient usually temporary or inadequate solution to a problem

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Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of quick fix was in 1966

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“Quick fix.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quick%20fix. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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