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   Mac·Gy·ver

   /məˈɡīvər/

   verb

   • 1. make or repair (an object) in an improvised or inventive way, making use of whatever items are at hand: informal US "he MacGyvered a makeshift jack with a log"

   Word Origin 1990s: from Angus MacGyver, the lead character in the television series MacGyver (1985–1992), who often made or repaired objects in an improvised way.

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • G

     2

   • Y

     4

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

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