patchworkidea
nounUK /ˈpætʃwɜːk aɪˈdɪə/
US /ˈpætʃwɜːrk aɪˈdiːə/
A patchwork idea is a plan made by putting many small different parts together.
Her science project was a patchwork idea made from bits of three other experiments.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A thought that keeps changing and mixing pieces of other thoughts.
His patchwork idea about the trip kept shifting every time he talked about it.
3. A group of small unrelated facts joined to look like one big plan.
The report was a patchwork idea of notes from five different meetings.
4. A creative notion stitched together from many different sources.
The artist's patchwork idea came from old posters, fabric scraps, and songs.