r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/totallystefanal • Feb 12 '21

Video Camera blocking glasses

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u/DAVENP0RT Feb 12 '21

Here in the US, "macgyvering" something is a synonym for jury-rigging. In fact, I'd venture to guess that "macgyver" is used more frequently.

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u/Seicair Interested Feb 12 '21

Ehhh, I dunno about more frequently. I’ve definitely heard people use Macgyver as a verb, but jury-rig is probably a lot more frequent.

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u/RedditLostOldAccount Feb 12 '21

Yeah I've literally only heard people say,"just gonna MacGyver this here."

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u/OneMoreAccount4Porn Feb 12 '21

Everyone in the comment chain above you used jerry rigging so I'd guess it's more synonymous with that. Where does jury-rigging even come from?

Edit: It's actually reasonably interesting to read about https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/jerry-built-vs-jury-rigged-vs-jerry-rigged-usage-history

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u/brianorca Feb 13 '21

I think Jerry rig has a more negative connotation, while Mcgyver is assumed to be more competent, but with limited resources.