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flivver

noun

Definition of flivvernext
as in hulk

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Recent Examples of flivver Eight thousand fans could fit in the bleachers and grandstands, with, as a novelty, room for people in 150 cars to watch the game from their flivvers. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023 In the background are two flivvers, which brought them there over bouncy roads. — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 30 Aug. 2019 Leader of the campaign is a white man, the county health officer, a former Georgia farm boy who drove a flivver through fields of mud, 36 miles a day to medical school. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 25 July 2017
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  1. hulk
  2. crate
  3. wreck
  4. jalopy
Noun
  • Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships — and even the remains of an ancient woolly mammoth — are emerging into view.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In the film, Russell wants a hulk of a man but doesn’t care about money, while Monroe transparently is looking for a man who can fuel her desire for diamonds.
    — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Definition of hulk
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  • The albums are housed in a black and silver custom archival crate.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026
  • So, experts designed a special crate suspended in a metal cage to keep the object steady and cool in the back of a truck.
    — Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of crate
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  • The late-night wreck was the third partial closure of the busy Sacramento-area freeway Tuesday.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • One of the two suspects ran away, while the other was taken into custody at the scene of the wreck.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of wreck
Noun
  • Two doors down, someone is adding to their sizable collection of jalopies.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Ringo Starr’s Jeep is parked next to Tommy Lee’s black jalopy.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of jalopy

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