funky

   Said  of  something that functions, but in a slightly strange, klugey
   way. It does the job and would be difficult to change, so its obvious
   non-optimality  is left alone. Often used to describe interfaces. The
   more  bugs  something  has  that  nobody  has bothered to fix because
   workarounds are easier, the funkier it is. {TECO} and UUCP are funky.
   The  Intel  i860's  exception handling is extraordinarily funky. Most
   standards   acquire  funkiness  as  they  age.  "The  new  mailer  is
   installed,  but  is still somewhat funky; if it bounces your mail for
   no reason, try resubmitting it." "This UART is pretty funky. The data
   ready  line  is  active-high  in interrupt mode and active-low in DMA
   mode."

[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {wonky}]