Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An old, dilapidated motor vehicle, especially an automobile.
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- noun An old, dilapidated
automobile .
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- noun a car that is old and unreliable
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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After all, he can't have Jane driving a "jalopy" to worship him on Sundays, now can he?
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So we drive the car home like Ma and Pa Kettle headin 'for the big city in their jalopy which is skirting all over the road.
unclebob Diary Entry unclebob 2004
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What kind of jalopy, no-budg version of a scintillating NYC trend was this?
Portland Mercury 2009
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What kind of jalopy, no-budg version of a scintillating NYC trend was this?
Portland Mercury 2009
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She leaned out of the jalopy, and I hopped into her arms.
Unleashed John F. Kennedy 2011
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This jalopy and I got into more trouble than you could shake a stick at!
Unleashed John F. Kennedy 2011
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Why drive an old, out-dated jalopy when you can grip the road in a super-sleek sports car.
Show Stoppah Thomas Slater 2011
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The jalopy made a sharp turn to the left and banked through the clouds.
Unleashed John F. Kennedy 2011
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There was an older couple that picked me up who had been together since she was sixteen and he was seventeen, and they were driving around in an old jalopy, holding hands.
Mike Ragogna: HuffPost Video Exclusive: Playing For Change's "Groove In G," Plus A Conversation With Author Paul Samuel Dolman Mike Ragogna 2011
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There was an older couple that picked me up who had been together since she was sixteen and he was seventeen, and they were driving around in an old jalopy, holding hands.
Mike Ragogna: HuffPost Video Exclusive: Playing For Change's "Groove In G," Plus A Conversation With Author Paul Samuel Dolman Mike Ragogna 2011
bilby commented on the word jalopy
Not used in Australia though it's a grand word.
October 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word jalopy
This word makes me giggle--just the sequence of sounds. It seems like it should be a blobby type of jelly.
November 13, 2008
sonofgroucho commented on the word jalopy
I agree this is a fabulous word.
March 9, 2009