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adjective
Etymology: probably blend of jerry-built and jury-rigged
Date: 1959
organized or constructed in a crude or improvised manner <a jerry-rigged plan>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
jerry-rigged
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jerry rigged — A corruption of the term jury rigged … Dictionary of automotive terms
jerry-rigged — adj. temporary and inefficient (solution to a problem) … English slang
jerry-built — [adj] flimsy cheap, defective, insubstantial, jerry rigged, junky, makeshift, ramshackle, rickety, shoddy, slipshod, unsound, unsubstantial; concept 267 … New thesaurus
jerry-built, jury-rigged — Occasionally confused, as here: In the fall of 1891, he jerry rigged what s believed to be the first football headgear, a chamois skullcap secured by a chin strap (Sports Illustrated). Something that is built cheaply and sloppily, without… … Dictionary of troublesome word
jerry-built, jury-rigged — Occasionally confused, as here: In the fall of 1891, he jerry rigged what s believed to be the first football headgear, a chamois skullcap secured by a chin strap (Sports Illustrated). Something that is built cheaply and sloppily, without… … Dictionary of troublesome word
rigged — See jerry rigged jury rigged … Dictionary of automotive terms
Jerry Jacks — Sebastian Roché as Jerry Jacks General Hospital Portrayed by Julian Stone (April 10, 1998–December 14, 1999) … Wikipedia
jerry-rig — jer·ry rig (jĕrʹē rĭg ) tr.v. jer·ry ·rigged, jer·ry ·rig·ging, jer·ry ·rigs To jury rig. [Alteration (influenced by jerry build), of jury rig.] * * * … Universalium
jerry-built — , jury rigged Occasionally confused. The first applies to things that are built cheaply and sloppily without regard to quality. The second describes things made in haste, with whatever materials are at hand, as a temporary or emergency measure … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
jer·ry-rigged — /ˈʤeriˌrıgd/ adj chiefly US : made in a quick or careless way : not built or designed well We ll have to replace the building s jerry rigged heating system … Useful english dictionary
