"This term was created during WW2, in reference to the Germans who were referred to as "Jerries" as slang. Allies often came across hastily repaired objects left by the Germans hence the term Jerry-Rig came to be."
Independently verified by my grandfather, who is 97 and is in fact a genuine "Ally".
"Jury rigging" is something else altogether and is usually considered a crime.
"This term was created during WW2, in reference to the Germans who were referred to as "Jerries" as slang. Allies often came across hastily repaired objects left by the Germans hence the term Jerry-Rig came to be."
Independently verified by my grandfather, who is 97 and is in fact a genuine "Ally".
"Jury rigging" is something else altogether and is usually considered a crime.