Definition of jalopy

jalopy    

noun

• a decrepit automobile.

  I've been driving this ol' jalopy since I was 15.

  • See more words with the same meaning: car, motorcycle, or other vehicle.

  Last edited on Apr 07 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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