bag on the side
An extension to an established hack that is supposed to add some functionality
to the original. Usually derogatory, implying that the original was being
overextended and should have been thrown away, and the new product is ugly,
inelegant, or bloated. Also "to hang a bag on the side [of]". "C++? That's just
a bag on the side of C." "They want me to hang a bag on the side of the
accounting system."
Nearby terms:
BAD « Bad command or file name « Bad Thing « bag on the
side » BAL » balanced computing » balanced tree
