Usually means: Improvised repair using available materials.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word jerry-rig:

General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. jerry-rig: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. jerry-rig: Wiktionary
  3. jerry-rig: Dictionary.com
  4. jerry-rig: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. jerry-rig: Encyclopedia
  2. jerry-rig: Netlingo

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. jerry-rig: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (jerry-rig)

▸ verb:  Eggcorn of jury-rig.

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nigger-rig, yegg, jigger, kludge, oddjob, kluge, jemmy, odd-job, come from a Cracker Jack box, gold-brick, more...

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nigger-rig, yegg, jigger, kludge, oddjob, kluge, jemmy, odd-job, come from a Cracker Jack box, gold-brick, more...



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