To invent an item that doesn't exist or you don't own. When a situation / problem needs to be fixed / resolved and you do not know or have the solution.
My in. sieve/strainer would let the grains fall through, so I "McGyvered" my own by using a tall margarine tub and with a craft awl type tool I made tons of holes in the bottom and all around the sides. Now when I drain/rinse my grains... they don't fall through.
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McGyver finessed , delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc . skill in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation; adroit and artful
I McGyvered a fuse by adding a penny in the fuse socket. I McGyvered a pimple with needle nose pliers..
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The only gang in the uber upper class town of Palos Verdes. You can recognize them by the dance sessions they have to a capella versions of the Ghostbusters theme.
Oh shit, there are the Penis Mcgyvers. I can't believe they got the shit kicked out of them in De Portola park.
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A person who engages in unfair, cheap, or dishonest behavior in a crafty or clever manner. A Scoundrel, See also Mcgyver
Eddie hid the Ace of Spades in his sleeve while we were playing poker and scammed me out of 500 bucks. What a little Rat Mcgyver!
by Blake Stanger June 01, 2005
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A person who smokes marijuana so much they have gotten used to improvising the tools they use to smoke such as an apple a corksrew and a swim mask
by Snake 06 May 30, 2006
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