macgyver

verb, to cobble together a working piece of machinery or electronics from spare parts and duct tape using only your wits, folksy engineering knowledge (garnered from the scouts or your grandpa), and your swiss army knife

derived from the TV show in which the main character, MacGyver, did this every week in order to save the world and get the girl

I dropped by cd player on the concrete and it broke, so I had to macgyver it. It ain't pretty but it works.

by Kathryn January 18, 2004

MacGyver

v. To use one or more objects for an unintended and often creative purpose. Derived from canceled television show where a character named MacGyver who often performed stunts in such a manner.

A safety pin and a sock can easily be MacGyvered into a headband.

by Dahve March 24, 2010

MacGyver

to fix/make something with everyday objects and ingenuity. from the star of the show "MacGyver" who's character made/fixed stuff with ordinary stuff

"macgyver made a spark plug out of a bent nail, in one episode"

by Tommy F. September 23, 2005

macgyver

a guy who can build a bomb out of a rubber band, a popsicle, and a straw.

Macgyver saved us with just a screw, a piece of string, and a fortune cookie!!

by sens-ay March 26, 2005

MacGyvered

Do something which seems impossible to do.

I MacGyvered togeather a rocket ship from this box of matches and a musk ox!

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.

by Donni September 22, 2005

MacGyver

The God of Duct Tape.

Dear MacGyver,
Enclosed is a paperclip, a rubber band, and a straw. Please save my dog. - Peter Griffen

by Jarred Beall May 13, 2005