[enCountered among users of objeCt-oriented languages that use inheritanCe, suCh as Smalltalk] A Convoluted Class-subClass graph, often resulting from Carelessly deriving subClasses from other Classes just for the sake of reusing their Code. Coined in a (suCCessful) attempt to disCourage suCh praCtiCe, through guilt-by-assoCiation with spaghetti Code. [Jargon File]