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Golf carts resemble the Joad’s family jalopy in the film classic, The Grapes of Wrath, packed to the hilt with jumbo, floating water mats, some 20 feet in length, colossal floats better suited for the Macy’s Day Parade, and the largest sand robber of them all, the canvas beach cabana.
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Steve Cambria, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024
Do your annoying neighbors constantly park their old jalopy in front of your home?
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 30 July 2024
What the Aztecs need is to turn the most boring offense in the school’s modern day history into an exciting adventure, and Lewis goes 100 mph, which is 100-mph faster than Hoke’s jalopy.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Kids in jalopies cruised at night, listening to Mexican pirate radio.
—Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
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Steve Cambria, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024
Do your annoying neighbors constantly park their old jalopy in front of your home?
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 30 July 2024
What the Aztecs need is to turn the most boring offense in the school’s modern day history into an exciting adventure, and Lewis goes 100 mph, which is 100-mph faster than Hoke’s jalopy.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Kids in jalopies cruised at night, listening to Mexican pirate radio.
—Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jalopy
crate
Noun
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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
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Playing with a favorite toy or going to their crate can replace barking to greet guests.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Jalopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jalopy. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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