hooptie

Beat-up old ride

A hooptie is a beat-up, unreliable car—typically old, loud, and visibly deteriorating.

The term carries affection alongside mockery; people often call their own junkers hoopties with a mix of shame and pride: I'm still driving that hooptie from college.

Also spelled hoopty.

beater

jalopy

Dilapidated old vehicle

clunkerWorn-out old car
rustbucketDilapidated metal vehicle
junkerDecrepit, worthless automobile

lemon · banger · bucket · rattletrap · heap · wreck · bomb · crate · old banger · bucket of bolts

culture

lowrider

Vehicle with dropped chassis

donkSlang head strike
slabThick flat piece
scraperTool for removing buildup

whip · ride · cruiser · hydraulics · custom · rims · candy paint · bass · subwoofers · street

condition

beat-up

Damaged from use

batteredDamaged by repeated blows
dentedHaving a surface depression
rustyCorroded or unpracticed

worn-out · scratched · faded · dinged · patched · rattling · smoking · leaking · sputtering · backfiring

affordable

cheap

Low in price

budgetPlan for spending
inexpensiveLow in cost
economicalUsing resources sparingly

low-cost · bargain · no-frills · first car · working-class · practical · uninsured · hand-me-down · gifted · inherited

hooptie

jalopy

lowrider

beat-up

cheap

hooptie

Opposites

Categories