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    jalopy
    /dʒəˈlɒpi/

    noun

    • 1. an old car in a dilapidated condition: informal "his father got worried about him driving that old jalopy—it wasn't safe"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishJALOPY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    JALOPY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of jalopy in English. jalopy. noun [ C ] informal humorous uk / dʒəˈlɒp.i / us / dʒəˈlɑː.pi / Add to word list. an old car: I've sold my old jalopy to my neighbour's son. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cars. 4×4. all-wheel drive. artic. automobile. beach buggy. beetle. black cab

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › jalopyJalopy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : a dilapidated old vehicle (such as an automobile) Synonyms. beater. clunker. crate. junker. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of jalopy in a Sentence. They were shocked when the jalopy sitting in the barn actually started. his parents gave him an old jalopy for school.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryJALOPY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ C ] informal humorous us / dʒəˈlɑː.pi / uk / dʒəˈlɒp.i / Add to word list. an old car: I've sold my old jalopy to my neighbor's son. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cars. 4×4. all-wheel drive. artic. automobile. beach buggy. beetle. black cab. cab. classic car. dragster. hardtop. hotrod. marque. Mk. motor. pace car. race car.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › jalopyJalopy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    A jalopy is an old car that isn't working very well. You'd never call a new, smooth-running car a jalopy.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › jalopyJALOPY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Jalopy definition: an old, decrepit, or unpretentious automobile.. See examples of JALOPY used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishJALOPY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    informal. a dilapidated old car. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C20: of unknown origin. jalopy in American English. (dʒəˈlɑpi ) US. noun Word forms: plural jaˈlopies. Slang. an old, ramshackle automobile. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › jalopyJalopy - definition of jalopy by The Free Dictionary

    Define jalopy. jalopy synonyms, jalopy pronunciation, jalopy translation, English dictionary definition of jalopy. n. pl. ja·lop·ies Informal An old, dilapidated motor vehicle, especially an automobile.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › jalopyJALOPY Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use jalopy in a sentence His cause, like a rusty old jalopy , is falling apart before he turned the key.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionjalopy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of jalopy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › jalopyjalopy | meaning of jalopy in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    jalopy meaning, definition, what is jalopy: a very old car in bad condition: Learn more.