Definitions for jalopydʒəˈlɒp i
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ja•lop•ydʒəˈlɒp i(n.)(pl.)-lop•ies.
an old, decrepit, or unpretentious automobile.
Category: Informal
Origin of jalopy:
1925–30, Amer.; orig. uncert.
Princeton's WordNet
bus, jalopy, heap(noun)
a car that is old and unreliable
"the fenders had fallen off that old bus"
Wiktionary
jalopy(Noun)
An old, dilapidated automobile.
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