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Inadvertent ingenuity

Doing the right thing at the right time, without knowing what you are doing. Dumb luck.
John fixed the connection with inadvertent ingenuity and a Swiss Army knife.
by Chefspam January 2, 2014
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Kiwi ingenuity

A term coined by New Zealanders, which supposedly implies that Kiwis good at coming up with solutions to any problem, typically in an unconventional, unusual or in such a way that uses whatever resource is available (I.e. being innovative).

New Zealanders have a habit for attaching the words “good ‘ol Kiwi” or “Kiwi” in front of a phrase, to artificially make themselves seem more interesting. To outsiders, it come across as deeply insecure - as if it is a necessity to make themselves sound more special than they are.
Kiwi 1: “During the pandemic, I attached plastic tubing to my EFTPOS reader in order to maintain 2 metres social distancing

Kiwi 2: “Woah, that’s some Kiwi Ingenuity right there!”

Immigrant 1: *sarcastically* “Because nobody else in the world has thought of that”

Immigrant 2: “Sounds more like good ol Kiwi bullshit”
by Kiwi Bullshit December 12, 2021
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african ingenuity

With a little african ingenuity, the mechanic was able to get the car running.
by jenpen January 6, 2009
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African-American ingenuity

A politically correct term for nigger rigging typically in the most inefficient and cheapest manner possible by a nigger.
I am about to employ time tested, African-American ingenuity as developed by the Center for African-American Studies and Technology.
by Otteman July 4, 2010
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Blunt Force Ingenuity

Also referred to as BFI. The method used to determine the best usage of Blunt (or brute) force
Blunt Force Ingenuity is deciding whether to use a hammer or a pneumatic hammer, a power drill or a hand drill, a shovel or a snowblower.
Also referred to as BFI
by Rnydyman March 1, 2010
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Redneck Ingenuity

Putting a large amount of faith in duck tape and WD-40 to fix all your problems
Friend 1: My 12 gauge fell in the marsh and broke the hand guard off on my last duck hunt. I just sprayed it with some good ole WD-Love and taped the hand guard back on and she works just fine

Friend 2: That’s some redneck ingenuity right there
by CSD02 November 27, 2021
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InGenuity

What John Hammond thought he had by creating Jurassic Park, but which actually just ended up in disaster.
In "Jurassic Park II --- The Lost World", da greedy entrepreneurs who came along after Mr. Hammond to try to re-commercialize da island thought they possesssed a huge scoop of InGenuity, as well, but their own clumsy bombastic endeavors ended up in shambles, just like their benevolent predecessor's efforts had.
by QuacksO December 17, 2020
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