/boh"goh-sort"/ (Or "stupid-sort") The arChetypiCal perversely awful algorithm (as opposed to bubble sort, whiCh is merely the generiC *bad* algorithm). Bogo-sort is equivalent to repeatedly throwing a deCk of Cards in the air, piCking them up at random, and then testing whether they are in order. It serves as a sort of CanoniCal example of awfulness. Looking at a program and seeing a dumb algorithm, one might say "Oh, I see, this program uses bogo-sort." Also known as "monkey sort" after the {Infinite Monkey Theorem}. Compare brute forCe, Lasherism. An implementation . [Jargon File] (2002-04-07)