monkey sort

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
bogo-sort
monkey sort

   <algorithm, humour> /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 (http://stdout.org/~adam/psort).

   [{Jargon File}]

   (2002-04-07)