slang. An old, worn-out vehicle, ship, bicycle, etc.; esp. as old crock.
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释义 | society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > old, worn-out (14) crock1903 slang. An old, worn-out vehicle, ship, bicycle, etc.; esp. as old crock. struggle-buggy1925 a motor vehicle; spec. an old and battered one. heap1926 A battered old motor vehicle. colloquial (originally U.S.). crate1928 An aeroplane, especially one of obsolescent design. Also applied to other vehicles. slang (originally Services' slang). jalopy1929 A battered old motor vehicle; also, an old aeroplane. clunker1930 An old or dilapitated vehicle or machine, esp. a car. Also: a large, ungainly, or inelegant example of something (cf. clunky, adj. 2). junker1932 colloquial. A motor vehicle in very poor condition; a vehicle which has been scrapped or is fit only for scrap. iron1935 U.S. slang. An old motor vehicle. Now rare. fixer-upper1948 A house, car, etc., in need of repair, esp. one therefore offered for sale at a bargain price. Also in extended use. bomb1953 An old car (see also quot. 1953). Australian and New Zealand slang. banger1962 An old motor vehicle, esp. one which runs noisily. Usually old banger. slang. hooptie1968 A car; (in later use) spec. an old or dilapidated one. skedonk1970 An old, dilapidated motor vehicle. gambo1971 Welsh English. In extended use: any rudimentary, makeshift, or dilapidated vehicle, e.g. a home-made go-cart, an old and decrepit car, etc. |
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