jalopy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dʒəˈlɒpi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʒəˈlɑpi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jə lop′ē)

Inflections of 'jalopy' (n): npl: jalopies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ja•lop•y /dʒəˈlɑpi/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -lop•ies. 
  1. Informal Termsan old, broken-down, or otherwise poorly functioning car.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ja•lop•y  ( jə lop′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lop•ies. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsan old, decrepit, or unpretentious automobile.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1925–30, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jalopy, jaloppy / dʒəˈlɒpɪ/ ( -lopies, -loppies)
  1. a dilapidated old car
Etymology: 20th Century: of unknown origin
'jalopy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
beat-up - clank - hill - hit - hop - hopped-up - old - tin lizzie

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