plural jalopies
: a dilapidated old vehicle (such as an automobile)
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
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Ringo Starr’s Jeep is parked next to Tommy Lee’s black jalopy.
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
Traffic on Van Buren ranged from new vehicles to old rattling jalopies stuffed with belongings.
—Douglas C. Towne, AZCentral.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Stan would then state how urgently this jalopy was in need of cleaning, and Sandra might remark dryly how men never change.
—Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
Her ride is a jalopy of a propeller plane piloted by Daryl (Wahlberg), who turns out to be a Mob hit man.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
Traffic on Van Buren ranged from new vehicles to old rattling jalopies stuffed with belongings.
—Douglas C. Towne, AZCentral.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Stan would then state how urgently this jalopy was in need of cleaning, and Sandra might remark dryly how men never change.
—Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
Her ride is a jalopy of a propeller plane piloted by Daryl (Wahlberg), who turns out to be a Mob hit man.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jalopy
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“Jalopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jalopy. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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