Similar terms Jerry-built things, which are things unsubstantially of bad materials', has a separate unknown etymology. It is probably linked to earlier pejorative uses of the word jerry, attested as

Similar terms
Jerry-built things, which are things unsubstantially of bad materials', has a separate unknown etymology. It is
probably linked to earlier pejorative uses of the word jerry, attested as early as 1721, and may have been influenced
The blended terms jerry rigging and jerry-rigged are also
Afro engineering (short for African or is а highly offensive term!"7! for a fix that is
temporary, done quickly, technically improperly, or without attention to or care for detail. It can also be shoddy, second-
rate workmanship, with whatever available Nigger-rigging originated in the United the term
was euphemized as afro engineering in the 1970516119] and later again as ghetto rigging. The terms have been used in the
auto mechanic industry to describe quick makeshift These phrases have largely fallen out of common
usage due to their highly offensive nature.
The American expression redneck technology similarly refers to crude forms of technology, often hastily or poorly finished,
but broadly
To MacGyver (or MacGyverize) something is to rig up something a hurry using materials at hand, from the title character
of the American television show of the same name, who specialized in such improvisation
In New Zealand, having a Number 8 wire mentality means to have the ability to make or repair something using any
materials at hand, such as standard farm fencing
In British slang, bodge and bodging refer to doing a job serviceably but inelegantly using whatever tools and materials are
at hand; the term derives from bodging, for expedient woodturning using unseasoned, green wood (especially branches
recently removed from a nearby tree).
The chiefly English term do-it-yourself (DIY) relatedly refers to creating, repairing, or modifying things without professional
or expert assistance.
Similar concepts in other languages include: jugaad in Hindi and jugaar in Urdu, urawaza in Japanese, tapullo in
Genoese dialect, in Chinese, Trick 17 in German, desenrascar in Portuguese and gambiarra in Brazilian
Portuguese, degaje in Haitian Creole, in French, jua kali in Swahili. Several equivalent terms in South Africa aren
boer maak plan in Afrikaans, izenzele in Zulu, iketsetse in Sotho, and itirele in