Usually means: Improvised repair using available materials.
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  1. jerry-rigged: Merriam-Webster
  2. jerry-rigged: Wordnik
  3. jerry-rigged: Wiktionary
  4. jerry-rigged: Dictionary.com
  5. jerry-rigged: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. jerry-rigged: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Jerry-rigged)

▸ adjective:  Alternative spelling of jury-rigged [Improvised from whichever material is available.]

Similar:
juryrigged, jerry built, fully-rigged, make-shift, puttogether, jacked-up, quick and dirty, kludgey, ricketty, rag-tag, more...

Opposite:
professionally done, properly installed, well-built, well-constructed

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Similar:
juryrigged, jerry built, fully-rigged, make-shift, puttogether, jacked-up, quick and dirty, kludgey, ricketty, rag-tag, more...

Opposite:
professionally done, properly installed, well-built, well-constructed



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