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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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glambition

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I admire her glambition, because her confidence makes her beautiful.
glambition by Barbie De Ambree August 24, 2009

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.
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Glambitch 

A glam party-focused person, usually a female, with an apparent lack of own success & career. Golddigging, celebrity clinging, party-screams, and the mandatory gay friend is central here.
Hahahaha, she's such a glambitch.
Glambitch by Gaba June 26, 2008

glambition

In contradiction to thinspiration, Glambition is a term that people use to define "real beauty" that involves caring about the way you look, but not sticking to perfect image. Holding one's own self worth.
I admire her glambition, because her confidence makes her beautiful.
glambition by Julia-Anne June 14, 2007