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noun

something that serves as a substitute, especially of an inferior or expedient nature: We had to get along with make-dos during the war.

adjective

used as a substitute; makeshift: make-do curtains.

Origin:
1890–95

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WordNet

make-do
noun
something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency [syn: makeshift]

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