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A brazilian expression. It basically means to use improvised methods / solutions to solve a problem, with any avaiable material.

English equivalents would include "McGyverism", "Kludge","Quick Fix", "Alternative Engineering", "Workaround", and so on.
1)
Person 1: I fixed the shower, go take a look at it!
Person 2: What's with all those wires? Thats one hell of a gambiarra you did!
Person 1: Hey, at least it works!... kinda.

2)
Person 1: Thank goodness you made the car work again! have you made a gambiarra?
Person 2: I prefer to call it 'alternative engineering'
Gambiarra by Shareazu2 October 3, 2013
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Gimbachi 

The remote for the television
(Also known as the Gimbach)
Steve: "Yo dude where the fuck is the gimbachi?"

Karl: "Dude, I don't know man I'm so fuckin chonged, I took like 11 pen hitters to the face."
Gimbachi by Bam Sorgula January 4, 2010
Originates from Xhosa Language

Someone who eats too much. Can also refer to someone who is always taking other people's food.
Brenda: Can I please have some more chips?

Sarah: Jeez, Brenda don't be such a Gimba!
Gimba by 사실 April 16, 2017

Gambian Bungee 

When you do the Mrs / or Mr in the arse, wearing a rubber and it comes out covered in the brown stuff. They then rip it off you and repeatedly let it dangle whilst thrusting toward it, mouth open, until it is sucked clean.
I did the Mrs in the arse last night and made her give me a Gambian bungee. It was stonking great.
A small gathering of friends that historically happened every Thursday, thus named "Giobia". You won't understand if you weren't born in Langhe, so don't even ask.
Nino: today it's a giobia
Uninformed listener: but it's Friday

Nino: Vat'řapiént'řcü
giobia by Mapo Berg August 2, 2019
Gambiansk er når noget er meget sort
når man laver sin egen spraytan og den bliver lige lovligt gambiansk(sort)
Gambiansk by Bossmand's kebab September 30, 2020
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funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
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Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
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Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
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