The actual term is Jury Rigged, but as always we just started changing it when no one knew that. It means fixing something with whatever is on hand.
by The great ruiner July 03, 2018
by SDslangster December 12, 2008
by lemonade face April 06, 2006
by gayinator2000 September 27, 2017
To Haphazardly put together something after breaking it so that when another person goes to use it, it rebreaks appearing the other person broke it.
I super glued the vace back together and moved the coffee table closer to the door and waited for mom to come home.
by Matt Mcelhinney August 26, 2005
by Mathew's alt May 22, 2022
Jury rigging refers to makeshift repairs or temporary contrivances, made with only the tools and materials that happen to be on hand. Originally a nautical term, on sailing ships a jury rig is a replacement mast and yards improvised in case of damage or loss of the original mast. Jury-rig has been in use since 1788 but the adjectival use of "jury" in the sense of makeshift or temporary dates from at least 1616, when it appeared in John Smith's A Description of New England.
A false etymology is that "Jerry-rigged" was employed by World War II British troops to refer to the German use of scavenged parts to keep vehicles and weapons functional, from the use of "Jerry" as a pejorative term for German soldiers.
A false etymology is that "Jerry-rigged" was employed by World War II British troops to refer to the German use of scavenged parts to keep vehicles and weapons functional, from the use of "Jerry" as a pejorative term for German soldiers.
The jury-rigged (not jerry-rigged) contraption made do for now. (jerry-rig - it's not accurate The actual term is jury-rig)
by jahli October 17, 2011