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iceweasel3/13/2010 9:10:40 pm PST

re: #526 swamprat

Slur from WWII, changed to juryrigged.

I think they’re separate but related terms. Jury-rigging started as a nautical term (if wikipedia is right)

Jury rigging refers to makeshift repairs or temporary contrivances, made with only the tools and materials that happen to be on hand. Originally a nautical term, on sailing ships a jury rig is a replacement mast and yards improvised in case of damage or loss of the original mast.

Similar phrases

* The phrase “jerry-built” has a separate origin and implies shoddy workmanship not necessarily of a temporary nature.[6][7]
* “Jiggered” is derived from “jerry-rigged”. Although this has come into more common usage, it is still a pejorative term used to denote a poor quality short-lasting fix.
* The folk etymology is that “Jerry-rigged” was employed by World War II British troops to refer to the German use of scavenged parts to keep vehicles and weapons functional, from the use of “Jerry” as a pejorative term for German soldiers.
* To “MacGyver” something is to rig up something in a hurry to make an item work, from the U.S. television show of the same name and its title character, who would often use such homemade rigs.