Patch and Pray
Verb Phrase · Slang & Abbreviations
Definitions
To apply a fix quickly and then hope it solves the issue without causing new ones. In engineering slang, patch and pray is what teams fall into when pressure outruns confidence and testability.
In plain English: Applying a quick patch and hoping it works without further harm.
Example: "The outage cadence had pushed everyone into patch and pray mode, with each hotfix landing before the last one had fully proved itself under load."