as in crate
a dilapidated old automobile his parents gave him an old jalopy for school

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Recent Examples on the Web 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 With its jalopy stalled in the dark Mountain West tunnel since 1999, San Diego State finally has managed (through remarkable circumstances beyond its control) to hire a mechanic who had a radical set of tools to fix it, and possibly get it the hell out of there. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2023 Break away from the humdrum of daily reality by steering the jalopy to Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen. BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for jalopy 

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“Jalopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jalopy. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.

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