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JALOPY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A car that is old and unreliable

Example:

the fenders had fallen off that old bus

Synonyms:

bus; heap; jalopy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("jalopy" is a kind of...):

auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)

dysphemism (an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one)

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