System D
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- A manner of responding to challenges with quick thinking and improvisation.
- 2006, Anthony Bourdain, “System D”, in The Nasty Bits, →ISBN, page 7:
- It's when the orders are pouring in and the supplies are running low and the tempers are growing thin that one sees System D practiced at its highest level. Hot water explodes? No sweat.
