Goldberg
n.— «Goldberg. Cheap, complicated machine piece.» —“Machinists’ Slang and Jargon [“add machinists”]” by Mendelowitz in Wisc., Ohio, N.Y., Ind., Mich., Ala. Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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