jalopy

noun

jə-ˈlä-pē How to pronounce jalopy (audio)
Definition of jalopynext
as in crate
a dilapidated old automobile his parents gave him an old jalopy for school

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Recent Examples of jalopy Ringo Starr’s Jeep is parked next to Tommy Lee’s black jalopy. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026 Traffic on Van Buren ranged from new vehicles to old rattling jalopies stuffed with belongings. — Douglas C. Towne, AZCentral.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Stan would then state how urgently this jalopy was in need of cleaning, and Sandra might remark dryly how men never change. — Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025 Do your annoying neighbors constantly park their old jalopy in front of your home? — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 30 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for jalopy
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crate
Noun
  • On a Saturday in late September 2025, the 40-year-old mother of four was loading crates of grapes onto a forklift in a Fresno County field.
    — Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In the 1981 film The Great Muppet Caper, the Muppets get shipped across the Atlantic in crates stenciled with the species inside.
    — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of crate

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