jalopy

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a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"

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noun

a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for jalopy.

noun

a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"

Example sentences

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> They used terms like "jalopy" and "sedan".

Un bazou doesn't mean a car, it's a slang word that means jalopy.

It's almost a crime that Azure is winning against GCP, like an old jalopy out-selling a Tesla.

But people who don't have any experience with cars beyond dad's hand-me-down jalopy are going to be more receptive.

In the case you mention, the missing tire would render the jalopy inoperable, and so the buyer suffers for their poor choice of vehicle.

So, at least one factor preventing everyone from terrorizing you with their jalopies is that they are liable for damage their jalopy causes to others.

Electric cars will be better than any alternative, including the loud, inconvenient, gas-powered jalopy.

I don't want to be sharing the road with some corner-cutting jalopy that's likely to throw a tire through my windshield while we're passing each other on the highway, and I definitely don't want a market that permits such low-quality products to be operated in public spaces.