JERRY-RIG

(colloquial) something contrived or developed in a haphazard, insubstantial fashion. —PDC Volume 5 Approved Glossary

n.a variation of jury-rig, which means any temporary or makeshift arrangement of machinery, etc. Jury-rig was originally a nautical term and was used in reference to any contrivance designed to replace an essential missing piece of gear, such as sails or a mast. (colloquial) something contrived or developed in a haphazard, insubstantial fashion.