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jalopies

Definition of jalopiesnext
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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  • The crash caused wooden crates to become dislodged and several monkeys to escape into the roadside median.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • From the security gate, a line of streetlamps stretches toward the data center core, where lifts haul crates packed with chips.
    MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Jalopies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jalopies. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.

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