Slangipedia - Slang Dictionary

1

to think fast and make a mess out of a bad situation

I MacGyvered my way out of jail by using a soup ladle and a toilet paper roll.

He MacGyvered the whole situation with a paperclip and a broken light bulb.

She MacGyvered the cops with a sneaker and a piece of gum.

2

a guy who can start a car with a cactus and a curse

He MacGyvered a truck with a cactus and a curse from the desert.

She MacGyvered a car with a cactus and a hot dog.

That guy MacGyvered a whole caravan with a cactus and a lasso.

3

to make a complicated thing work with random junk

He made a clock out of a toaster and a banana.

She turned a pizza box into a spaceship.

He made a boat from a trash can and a sneaker.

4

to save your ass with a bunch of random crap

He saved his life with a mop and a bag of chips.

She saved the day with a pencil and a broken chair.

He escaped a burning building with a sneaker and a soup can.

5

a guy who fights commies, fixes the planet, and still has time to make a helicopter out of trash

He beat the commies with a mop and a bag of chips.

He saved the planet with a banana and a broken chair.

He made a helicopter out of trash and a lasso.

6

to make something work with whatever is laying around

He juryrigged a clock with a sneaker and a pencil.

She juryrigged a spaceship with a pizza box and a soda can.

He juryrigged a truck with a cactus and a mop.

7

to patch something up with whatever you have on hand

He fixed a broken car with a sneaker and a banana.

She fixed a spaceship with a mop and a soda can.

He fixed a truck with a cactus and a broken chair.