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Jerry-Rigged
November 8, 2010 9:51 am
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Something that's repaired in a makeshift, haphazard fashion, is said to be jury-rigged. Martha discusses the expression's likely nautical origin and Grant tells how a different term, jerry-built, led to the variation jerry-rigged. This is part of a complete episode.
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