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Synonyms for jalopy


Grammar : Noun
Spell : juh-lop-ee
Phonetic Transcription : dʒəˈlɒp i



Définition of jalopy

Origin :
  • "battered old automobile," 1924 (early variants include jaloupy, jaloppi, gillopy), of unknown origin; perhaps from Jalapa, Mexico, where many U.S. used cars supposedly were sent (see jalapeno).
  • noun old, dilapidated automobile
Example sentences :
  • It looked something like a cross between a schoolboy's jalopy and a scaled-down army tank of former times.
  • Extract from : « Badge of Infamy » by Lester del Rey
  • Then they hit the thruway—nine of them packed into the jalopy—the oldest one just seventeen years old.
  • Extract from : « Code Three » by Rick Raphael

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