jalopyn.

Brit.

/dʒəˈlɒpi/, U.S.

/dʒəˈlɑpi/

Forms: Also † gillopy, jalapa, jollopy; jallopy, jaloppi(e), -y.

Etymology: Origin unknown.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A battered old motor vehicle; also, an old aeroplane.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > old, worn-out

crock1903

struggle-buggy1925

heap1926

crate1928

jalopy1929

clunker1930

junker1932

iron1935

fixer-upper1948

bomb1953

banger1962

hooptie1968

skedonk1970

gambo1971

1929 G. L. Hostetter & T. Q. Beesley It's a Racket! 229 Jaloppi, a cheap make of automobile; an automobile fit only for junking.

1936 J. Steinbeck In Dubious Battle vi. 90 Mac and Jim circled the buildings and went to the ancient Ford touring car. ‘Get in, Jim. You drive the gillopy.’

1937 Time 17 May 35/1 They announced they would burn..used cars at the fair grounds... The huge pile of jalopies was touched off while firemen..looked on.

1938 P. Gallico in Sat. Evening Post 8 Oct. 8/3 He..made a living out of the Red Arrow Hangar down at one end of the field, teaching beginners how to hoist a couple of training jalopies around the field without killing themselves.

1941 W. H. Auden New Year Let. iii. 68 And in jalopies there migrates A rootless tribe from windblown states.

1951 P. G. Wodehouse Old Reliable xxi. 233 This afternoon we'll go out in my jalopy and start pricing ministers.

1955 M. E. B. Banks Commando Climber vi. 114 Perhaps a succession of broken down jalopies has impaired my faith in the internal combustion engine.

1973 A. Hunter Gently French ii. 22 He'd get in the jalopy beside him, start trying to pressure him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jalopy
释义	jalopyn. Brit. /dʒəˈlɒpi/, U.S. /dʒəˈlɑpi/ Forms: Also † gillopy, jalapa, jollopy; jallopy, jaloppi(e), -y. Etymology: Origin unknown. colloquial (originally U.S.). A battered old motor vehicle; also, an old aeroplane. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > old, worn-out crock1903 struggle-buggy1925 heap1926 crate1928 jalopy1929 clunker1930 junker1932 iron1935 fixer-upper1948 bomb1953 banger1962 hooptie1968 skedonk1970 gambo1971 1929 G. L. Hostetter & T. Q. Beesley It's a Racket! 229 Jaloppi, a cheap make of automobile; an automobile fit only for junking. 1936 J. Steinbeck In Dubious Battle vi. 90 Mac and Jim circled the buildings and went to the ancient Ford touring car. ‘Get in, Jim. You drive the gillopy.’ 1937 Time 17 May 35/1 They announced they would burn..used cars at the fair grounds... The huge pile of jalopies was touched off while firemen..looked on. 1938 P. Gallico in Sat. Evening Post 8 Oct. 8/3 He..made a living out of the Red Arrow Hangar down at one end of the field, teaching beginners how to hoist a couple of training jalopies around the field without killing themselves. 1941 W. H. Auden New Year Let. iii. 68 And in jalopies there migrates A rootless tribe from windblown states. 1951 P. G. Wodehouse Old Reliable xxi. 233 This afternoon we'll go out in my jalopy and start pricing ministers. 1955 M. E. B. Banks Commando Climber vi. 114 Perhaps a succession of broken down jalopies has impaired my faith in the internal combustion engine. 1973 A. Hunter Gently French ii. 22 He'd get in the jalopy beside him, start trying to pressure him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1929
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