jerry-rigged
adjective
jer·ry-rigged
ˈjer-ē-ˌrigd 
: organized or constructed in a crude or improvised manner
a jerry-rigged plan
a jerry-rigged heating system
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But the constant hither and yon of Izi abandoning Benji and then coming back gets a little tired over the long haul and feels jerry-rigged to add conflict.
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
This will give you a buzz: Amid the current writers and actors strike setting Hollywood ablaze, Jeopardy! has jerry-rigged a way to move forward without its writing staff for season 40.
—Vulture, 7 Aug. 2023
Alternatively, Ukrainian technicians could have jerry-rigged a rudimentary inertial and/or GPS guidance to integrate with the missile’s pre-existing Inertial Measurement Unit tracking the missile’s speed and bearing.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
On his desk sits an ad hoc model rocket, jerry-rigged together from a paper clip and an old pencil eraser.
—John Semley, WIRED, 16 Feb. 2023
Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
This will give you a buzz: Amid the current writers and actors strike setting Hollywood ablaze, Jeopardy! has jerry-rigged a way to move forward without its writing staff for season 40.
—Vulture, 7 Aug. 2023
Alternatively, Ukrainian technicians could have jerry-rigged a rudimentary inertial and/or GPS guidance to integrate with the missile’s pre-existing Inertial Measurement Unit tracking the missile’s speed and bearing.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
On his desk sits an ad hoc model rocket, jerry-rigged together from a paper clip and an old pencil eraser.
—John Semley, WIRED, 16 Feb. 2023
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Etymology
probably blend of jerry-built and jury-rigged
First Known Use
1959, in the meaning defined above
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jerry-rigged
adjective
jer·ry-rigged
ˈjer-ē-ˌrigd
: organized or constructed in a crude or improvised manner
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