MacGyver

verb

Mac·Gy·ver mə-ˈgī-vər How to pronounce MacGyver (audio)

MacGyvered; MacGyvering; MacGyvers

transitive verb

slang

: to make, form, or repair (something) with what is conveniently on hand

She took … some cardboard packing inserts …, an extra shelf from a bookcase, an overturned bucket and lots of duct tape and MacGyvered a "desk" that goes over the treadmill.

John Kelly

Food2, an offshoot of the Food Network, has a dating show that makes contestants MacGyver a meal without a kitchen, leading to a lot of meat cooked on car engines and ironing boards.

Joel Stein

With creativity and help from the right technology, you can MacGyver together an office that is both fully functional and economical.

Steve Adams

Word History

Etymology

after Angus MacGyver, protagonist of the U.S. television series MacGyver (1985-92), known for regularly improvising solutions to practical problems with limited tools and materials

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

单词	MacGyver
释义	MacGyver verb Mac·Gy·ver mə-ˈgī-vər MacGyvered; MacGyvering; MacGyvers transitive verb slang : to make, form, or repair (something) with what is conveniently on hand She took … some cardboard packing inserts …, an extra shelf from a bookcase, an overturned bucket and lots of duct tape and MacGyvered a "desk" that goes over the treadmill. John Kelly Food2, an offshoot of the Food Network, has a dating show that makes contestants MacGyver a meal without a kitchen, leading to a lot of meat cooked on car engines and ironing boards. Joel Stein With creativity and help from the right technology, you can MacGyver together an office that is both fully functional and economical. Steve Adams Word History Etymology after Angus MacGyver, protagonist of the U.S. television series MacGyver (1985-92), known for regularly improvising solutions to practical problems with limited tools and materials First Known Use 1992, in the meaning defined above
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