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MacGyver

verb, to MacGyver is to juryrig something out of the items around you.
(As seen on the TV show MacGyver, starring Richard Dean Anderson)
You just MacGyvered your way into your house after being locked out using a paper clip and a shoelace.
by Angie Lanpher September 23, 2005
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Macgyver

To overcome a technical problem in a temporary improvised way
The gate broke so I macgyvered it with a coathanger
by Aarontyndall June 10, 2007
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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.
by Cyndiloohoo November 8, 2008
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maguyver

adj. to be creative in problem solving using household items. (Based of the 1980's TV series Maguyver)
"Dude, I Maguyvered it out of gum and tape and it totally worked."
by whiterose August 30, 2008
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MacGayver

verb. to utilize accessible but limited resources around
ones(gay)self to create something fabulous.

noun. someone who is one part Martha Stewart, one part Bob Villa, and one part MacGuyver that is able to utilize their talent and skill to create something fabulous out of limited but accessible resources.
Todd whipped into MacGayver mode and grabbed three camping lanterns, a couple of bungee cords, chiffon, and some zip ties to create not only needed but wonderful lighting over the picnic table at our campsite.
by firebird71 July 22, 2009
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MacGyver

1.(n.) Main character of a popular T.V. show in the 1980s with unbridled ingenuity and cunning.
2.(n.) 1980s T.V. show where in every episode the hero would use objects around him to escape dire situations or fix something up through physics, chemistry, or duct tape.
3.(v.) To repair or enhance something previously broken through use of everday objects.
1. "The name's MacGyver. Just, MacGyver."
2. MacGyver created makeshift grenades from some junk and chemicals he found in an aircraft garage in order to get rid of the gunmen holding people hostage inside a diner.
3. Tim's mouse had broken, so he popped it open and used some chewing gum to MacGyver it back together for a while.
by Zetastic July 15, 2005
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McGyver style

When you make something into something else that it wasn't originally used for.
Damn, you made that can into a pipe, McGyver style!
by Korea May 13, 2005
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