jalopies

plural of jalopy
as in crates
a dilapidated old automobile his parents gave him an old jalopy for school

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crates
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  • Photos shared by the DCSO show the poodles with matted, tangled hair due to a lack of grooming, with some living in crates full of feces.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Travel home separately in crates to avoid territorial tension.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Jalopies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jalopies. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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