patched or cobbled together (a blend of jerry-built, meaning carelessly or awkwardly built and jury-rigged)
by The Return of Light Joker April 11, 2009
The actual term is Jury Rigged, but as always we just started changing it when no one knew that. It means fixing something with whatever is on hand.
by The great ruiner July 3, 2018
by SDslangster December 12, 2008
1. Jerry rigged is saying something is cheaply built or not created right.
2. A stupid thing my cousin says when something isn’t working right and got from romanatwood
2. A stupid thing my cousin says when something isn’t working right and got from romanatwood
Ex 1: you buy a Car from Bruce Honda and the car won’t start cause the engine is missing the drive plate and the gasket is replacing one of the dowel pins.
The car is cheaply built/ Jerry rigged
Ex 2: my cousin: “ this dumb bolt just fell out. The 4wheeler is Jerry rigged
The car is cheaply built/ Jerry rigged
Ex 2: my cousin: “ this dumb bolt just fell out. The 4wheeler is Jerry rigged
by Familyrecordj May 17, 2018
by gayinator2000 September 27, 2017
by Mathew's alt May 22, 2022
Jury rigging refers to makeshift repairs or temporary contrivances, made with only the tools and materials that happen to be on hand. Originally a nautical term, on sailing ships a jury rig is a replacement mast and yards improvised in case of damage or loss of the original mast. Jury-rig has been in use since 1788 but the adjectival use of "jury" in the sense of makeshift or temporary dates from at least 1616, when it appeared in John Smith's A Description of New England.
A false etymology is that "Jerry-rigged" was employed by World War II British troops to refer to the German use of scavenged parts to keep vehicles and weapons functional, from the use of "Jerry" as a pejorative term for German soldiers.
A false etymology is that "Jerry-rigged" was employed by World War II British troops to refer to the German use of scavenged parts to keep vehicles and weapons functional, from the use of "Jerry" as a pejorative term for German soldiers.
The jury-rigged (not jerry-rigged) contraption made do for now. (jerry-rig - it's not accurate The actual term is jury-rig)
by jahli October 17, 2011