MACGYVER

PRONUNCIATION: (muh-GY-vuhr)

MEANING: verb tr.: To improvise an ingenious solution using whatever is available at hand.

ETYMOLOGY: After Angus MacGyver, a secret agent in the television series MacGyver, who was known for improvising ingenious solutions to the problems he faced. He carried a Swiss Army knife and duct tape. Earliest documented use: 1992. Some related terms, though not synonyms, are kludge and jury-rig.
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MACGYRER - a slithy Irish tove, macgimbling in the wabe

MACGIVER - donor of mass-produced hamburgers

MACGOVER - a complete redoing of the appearance