Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dilapidated or cheap car.
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- noun Alternative form of
tin Lizzie .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Tin Lizzie, nickname for the Ford Model T automobile, perhaps from Lizzie, name commonly given to horses, nickname for Elizabeth.]
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–noun Older Slang.
a small, cheap automobile in run-down condition, esp. a Model T Ford.
(Origin: 1910–15)
August 6, 2008