clunkers
Cars past prime
Clunkers is the plural of clunker—an old, worn-out, or poorly functioning machine, especially a car: He drove that clunker until the transmission finally gave out.
By extension, clunker applies to anything that fails or performs badly: a joke that lands with a thud, a movie that flops, an awkward sentence in otherwise good prose.
Tool for mixing
- junkerDecrepit, worthless automobile
- rattletrapWorn-out noisy vehicle
- heapJumbled collection of items
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
lemon · banger · hooptie · rust-bucket · crate · bucket · bomb · jalopy
Discarded bit or tussle
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
- rustyCorroded or unpracticed
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- scrappedDiscarded as useless
decommissioned · junkyard · trade-in · write-off · totaled · rusted-out · corroded · dented
Old and outdated
- outdatedNo longer in use
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- bygoneOf earlier times
discontinued · mothballed · dinosaur · relic · vintage · retro · dated · worn-out
beater
Tool for mixing
- junkerDecrepit, worthless automobile
- rattletrapWorn-out noisy vehicle
- heapJumbled collection of items
wreck · lemon · banger · hooptie · rust-bucket · crate · bucket · bomb · jalopy · breakdown
scrap
Discarded bit or tussle
scrapped · decommissioned · junkyard · trade-in · write-off · totaled · rusted-out · corroded · dented · battered
antiquated
Old and outdated
- outdatedNo longer in use
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
bygone · discontinued · mothballed · dinosaur · relic · vintage · retro · dated · worn-out · decrepit
rattle
Shaking sound maker
thud · sputter · backfire · rumble · knock · ping · grinding · squealing · clanking · thump
sedan
Enclosed passenger car
truck · minivan · compact · pickup · van · roadster · crossover · four-wheel-drive · hybrid · subcompact
- junktrash, garbage, refuse, rubbish, waste
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
- blundersblunder, blunders, blundered, mistakes, botch
- groanersdad jokes, corny jokes, bad puns, puns, cheesy jokes
- bargain goodscloseout, clearance, liquidation, markdown, discounts
- demo derbydemolition derby, roll cages, safety harness, crash helmet
clunkersshowroom models
Merchandise for demonstration only
luxury cars · new cars · sports cars · supercars · Ferraris
- cash for clunkersProgram trading old vehicles for rebates