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

macgyvering

"When you take something and you make it something that it shoulden't be but it almost works perfect"-Draco

Macgyvering is when you take something and make it something it shoulden't be but it almost works perfect

by Adam TKS February 20, 2011

Macgyverism

An item that was created through taking random or useless pieces and sticking them together to create something usefull.

Weed doesn't leed to other drugs, weed leeds to macgyverisms!

by Jim April 23, 2006

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

pull a macgyver

To pull out a knife in a situation where a box needs to be cut. (in radioshack)

Tom can't pull a macgyver in the shack, he prefers his faggy keys.

by shacker March 11, 2007

Fashion MacGyver

Noun; One who can take any ordinary object and turn it into the newest trend, without looking like a fool.

Nichole is such a fashion macgyver that she can even make a trash bag look hot!

by fasionistaaaah February 27, 2009