The uncanny ability to use ones surroundings to overcome any situation. Exceptional improvisational skills a must. Quick wit and creativity also play a major role in MacGuyverism.
To achieve a goal through the ingenious combination of common household items, in the spirit of Richard Dean Anderson's character McGuyver, from the television series of the same name.
n. - yes, i WAS locked in the meat locker, but i learned how to get out on MacGuyver.
v. - so there i was, tied to chair in the middle of a burning room. luckily, i was able to MacGuyver my way out with some chewing gum, a fedora hat, the rubik's cube, and a can of Spaghetti-O's.
To improvise and make things with whatever mis-match material is at hand. This is a name made into a verb. MacGuyver was a television show where the main character (MacGuyver) made things to get out of sticky situations.
Saying that since McGuyver can make anything out of nothing, McGuyver can fix any and all problems.
Guy 1: My car battery died in the middle of nowhere Guy 2: If McGuyver were here he would use dirt, pocket lint and catus needles to make a new car battery and drive us home.
Guy 2 used The McGuyver Theory