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A patently shoddy or cheaply conceived idea, item, or transaction that is undertaken with the intention to save time, money or effort with a net result of a loss of time, money and or quality. The historical etymology of the term traces back to Patrick Merz, a Lansing, MI area chef who characteristically engaged in behavior of this kind.
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