kitbash

verb
/ˈkɪtˌbæʃ/

Etymology

From kit + bash.

  1. derived from *baska — “to strike
  2. inherited from *basshen
  3. compounded as kitbash — “kit + bash

Definitions

  1. To create a new scale model using pieces from existing commercial kits.

    • But, a nicely kitbashed hull and cool interior backlights don't help with the major technical hurdles the robot has yet to overcome.
  2. To create something using existing pieces or components originally sold, distributed, or…

    To create something using existing pieces or components originally sold, distributed, or acquired for other purposes.

    • This was a very generous way of describing the swarm of cables, kit-bashed thaumatic cores, Noogenic foci and para-technological inverters, all surrounded by an astoundingly complex cognitohazardous sigil and multiple ontological anchors.
  3. A model created by this means.

The neighborhood

Derived

kitbasher

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for kitbash. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA