fixer-upper
noun
fix·er-up·per
ˈfik-sər-ˌə-pər 
: something (such as a house or car) that needs fixing up
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But even with its history and a location in one of LA’s swankiest neighborhoods, calling the house a fixer-upper would be a generous description.
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Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, is expected to highlight where his experience contrasts with Vance’s Yale Law School background, focusing on his own background as a high school football coach, a hunter and a Midwestern fixer-upper dad.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Joanna Gaines just pulled off a fashion fixer-upper by taking the simplest look in your closet up a notch.
—Clint Davis, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
Still, compared with those slick fixer-upper shows on HGTV, that only makes success seem less assured.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
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Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, is expected to highlight where his experience contrasts with Vance’s Yale Law School background, focusing on his own background as a high school football coach, a hunter and a Midwestern fixer-upper dad.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Joanna Gaines just pulled off a fashion fixer-upper by taking the simplest look in your closet up a notch.
—Clint Davis, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
Still, compared with those slick fixer-upper shows on HGTV, that only makes success seem less assured.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Fixer-upper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixer-upper. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.
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