flivver

[ fliv-er ]

/ ˈflɪv ər /

noun

Older Slang. an automobile, especially one that is small, inexpensive, and old.

Slang. something of unsatisfactory quality or inferior grade.

Origin of flivver

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; origin uncertain

Words nearby flivver

flite, flit gun, fliting, flitter, flittermouse, flivver, Flo, float, floatable, floatage, floatation

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Example sentences from the Web for flivver

Several "flivver" ambulances stood across the way, new and roughly made, destined for the front.
Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
Mr. McNutt sends me out with a flivver to buy wool around the country.
Torchy As A Pa|Sewell Ford
It would always remain one of the inexplicable miracles to the girl that the flivver did not capsize.
The Trail of Conflict|Emilie Baker Loring
It must have been awful in that flivver, coming along here, Harry said.
Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol|Percy Keese Fitzhugh

The girl who planned the flivver that shut her crowd out of college thought herself a wizard.
Marjorie Dean, College Senior|Pauline Lester

British Dictionary definitions for flivver

flivver

/ (ˈflɪvə) /

noun

an old, cheap, or battered car

Word Origin for flivver

C20: of unknown origin

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单词	flivver
释义	flivver [ fliv-er ] / ˈflɪv ər / noun Older Slang. an automobile, especially one that is small, inexpensive, and old. Slang. something of unsatisfactory quality or inferior grade. Origin of flivver An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; origin uncertain Words nearby flivver flite, flit gun, fliting, flitter, flittermouse, flivver, Flo, float, floatable, floatage, floatation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flivver Several "flivver" ambulances stood across the way, new and roughly made, destined for the front. Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer\|Percy Keese Fitzhugh Mr. McNutt sends me out with a flivver to buy wool around the country. Torchy As A Pa\|Sewell Ford It would always remain one of the inexplicable miracles to the girl that the flivver did not capsize. The Trail of Conflict\|Emilie Baker Loring It must have been awful in that flivver, coming along here, Harry said. Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol\|Percy Keese Fitzhugh The girl who planned the flivver that shut her crowd out of college thought herself a wizard. Marjorie Dean, College Senior\|Pauline Lester British Dictionary definitions for flivver flivver / (ˈflɪvə) / noun an old, cheap, or battered car Word Origin for flivver C20: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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