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farpotshket (yi: פאַרפּאָשקע), adj.: completely ruined as a result of attempts to fix a minor imperfection. (Jewish English Lexicon) This word doesn't just describe something that is broken, but something that is broken specifically because someone else tried to fix it, making it worse. It is used most commonly today to describe software engineering projects. (Yiddish Slang Dictionary)
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