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verb
To assemble a project in a hasty, sloppy manner, especially using cheap, inferior or improvised materials.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To assemble a structure in such an unsafe manner that it is doomed to collapse.
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verb
To repair a structure in a sloppy or unsafe manner.
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History
Blend of jerry + build; unknown origin; see jerry (possibly etymologically related).
