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jalopy

3 syllables
noun
Quick answer

As a noun, jalopy means a car that is old and unreliable.

Meanings of jalopy

3 meanings

noun

  1. A car that is old and unreliable

    “the fenders had fallen off that old bus”

    Similar: bus, heap
Older and rare meanings (2)

  1. USdatedAn old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.

  2. USdatedslangA hip, cool, groovy automobile.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

jalopy around the world

USAn old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
USA hip, cool, groovy automobile.

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a car that is old and unreliable
busheap

Words that rhyme with jalopy

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