macgyver "he MacGyvered a makeshift jack with a log" Origin 1990s: from Angus MacGyver, the lead character in the television series MacGyver (1985–1992), who o

macgyver "he MacGyvered a makeshift jack with a log" 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.