MacGyver

American  

[muh-gahy-ver] / məˈgaɪ vər /

verb (used with object)

1. to make or fix quickly and ingeniously with whatever is at hand; improvise.

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Example Sentences

As MacGruber, a riff on the equal parts cheesy and crafty ’80s television hero MacGyver, Forte attempted to diffuse a ticking time bomb while being distracted by the possible release of the Epstein files.

From Salon

Channeling the fictional 1980s secret agent MacGyver, he unwound the paper clip and stuck it in his TV’s coaxial port to get a signal.

From The Wall Street Journal

No one does more with less than Malloe, who could give MacGyver tips on building something formidable with next to nothing.

From Los Angeles Times

One off-the-shelf weapon for Taiwan could be what Mr. Gallagher called “MacGyver” Harpoon missiles — U.S. ship-launched weapons that Ukraine was able to fire from truck launchers built with U.S. help in June 2022.

From Washington Times

Stern described his longtime friend as tremendously talented, a MacGyver and a jack-of-all-trades.

From Los Angeles Times