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A brazilian expression. It basically means to use improvised methods / solutions to solve a problem, with any avaiable material.

English equivalents would include "McGyverism", "Kludge","Quick Fix", "Alternative Engineering", "Workaround", and so on.
1)
Person 1: I fixed the shower, go take a look at it!
Person 2: What's with all those wires? Thats one hell of a gambiarra you did!
Person 1: Hey, at least it works!... kinda.

2)
Person 1: Thank goodness you made the car work again! have you made a gambiarra?
Person 2: I prefer to call it 'alternative engineering'
Gambiarra by Shareazu2 October 3, 2013
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Memy way to say gamble. The word was popularized by Twitch streamer named Reckful (Byron Daniel Bernstein), when he was playing online casino games on his stream.
Gamba by aviloSoAmaze February 10, 2021

gambarize 

I will try harder
I will do my very best

A word created by an illustrious member of the internet sumo community.
Its a play on words of the Japanese word gambaru -gambarimasu, a succinct word best translating to "I will do my best".
Sumo Rikishi (wrestlers) when being interviewed often end with Ganbarimasu, 'I will do my best', but when translating to English the feeling in the word gambarimasu is lost, it lacks heart.
"gambarize"
sounds stronger and is a conjunction of gambarimasu and 'ize' in English, (to make more, become) eg: modernize.
Therefore gambarize means to try harder to do my best and an apt word for the tough training and rigours of sumo.
He is still young and has to gambarize.
I need to gambarize my sumo.
He himself says he will gambarize and climb back up the ranks.
I just want him to gambarize.
I'll have to endure the pain and gambarize!
Well, all I can do is gambarize the best I can.
gambarize by sekihiryu December 12, 2008

Galiano Island

Penis shaped residential island between Vancouver and Victoria.
I jumped into the icy ocean water and my Galiano Island went missing
Galiano Island by spytitwnk March 19, 2017
Gaia94 is a psychopathic bureaucrat in the Mope.io Wiki. She is unfair and unjust.
Gaia94 loves to put scary stuff on her profile to frighten others and give herself a false sense of power.
Gaia94 by y = mx + b January 10, 2022
the act of an admin banning you for ping
I am going to ping gamation, I sure do hope I don't get gamated!
gamated by woodendoors7 April 9, 2021