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macgyvered 

To use the seemingly useless trinkets and objects in your close vicinity together to accomplish an otherwise impossible task.
So I took my shoelaces, tied them together, lassoed the gas petal (with a paperclip), slid a wrench down it (to change the direction of force), threaded it through the steering wheel, and attached it to the door handle, so when I opened the car door and jumped out, the force from opening the door would cause the car to let on the gas and drive towards the men with the bazookas, letting me escape.”
macgyvered by Mark Hoye July 8, 2005
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MacGyvered 

Do something which seems impossible to do.
I MacGyvered togeather a rocket ship from this box of matches and a musk ox!
MacGyvered by Coo April 11, 2005

macgyvered 

To make do with what is on hand at the moment; to build from scratch with whatever is on hand; to rig.
Having no money to buy a real workbench for their clubhouse, the kids macgyvered a table by using an old board placed over two barrels, and found it worked just as well.
macgyvered by Donni September 22, 2005

MacGyvered 

To diffuse or overcome a sticky situation by using insignificant objects....such as paperclips, chewing gum, or contraceptive devices
I locked my keys in the car and was going to be late for a job interview...so I totally MacGyvered a coathanger and a condom wrapped in double sided tape to fish them out!.
MacGyvered by Brandon Potter November 30, 2006

Macgyvered Her 

When one uses household objects, tools, and unconventional objects to get his girl off. i.e. milk i.e. hamper i.e. flyswatter i.e. WD-40 i.e butter i.e vegetables. The trick is they cannot be used solo and have to create unthinkable success of a home-run magnitude.
I heard Shanasty wailing in ecstasy and flapping like a cat in heat from her tent at the campout--Raul totally Macgyvered her with that Marshmallow encrusted road flare attached to a battery powered Winnie the Poo toothbrush shaft with Double D batteries...then he made the emergency reflective blanket into a make shift condom with an asparagus rubber band and it was fire-breathing GO TIME!
Macgyvered Her by Dirty JJJ March 28, 2011

reverse macgyvered 

(Verb) To transform a technologically advanced item into something totally worthless, usually through an act of utter stupidity.
Dude, you totally reverse macgyvered my cell phone into a paper weight when you dropped it in the toilet.
reverse macgyvered by Cyndiloohoo November 8, 2008

Redneck MacGyvered 

To assemble or construct a devise or contraption with the use of items such as duct tape, WD40, Marlboro boxes, etc.
"We didn't have any bungee cords, so we Redneck MacGyvered the tarp to the pick-up truck with duct tape and fishing line."
Redneck MacGyvered by Shamrocker October 29, 2009
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The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026

SkyPesos 

Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.
- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018
Word of the Day on August 14, 2026

Quiche Peanemis

Quirky niche peak cinema analysis
It describes the analysis of a media piece which is quirky and niche, yet peak.
Give me the quiche peanemis on the movie I missed.
Quiche Peanemis by Mushroom2241 June 17, 2026
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