jalopy
Beat-up old car
A jalopy is an old, decrepit car in poor condition—the kind that rattles, smokes, or threatens to break down: He drove up in some rusty jalopy.
The word is mildly humorous and affectionate, suggesting a vehicle kept running despite its sorry state.
Tool for mixing
- junkerDecrepit, worthless automobile
- rustbucketDilapidated metal vehicle
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
- bangerBritish pork link
bucket · rattletrap · old-timer · lemon · crate · beat-up · decrepit · dilapidated
Self-propelled passenger conveyance
- vehicleMeans of transport
- sedanEnclosed passenger car
- coupeTwo-door fixed-roof car
- roadsterOpen two-seat sports car
convertible · hatchback · pickup · compact · subcompact · Model T · hot rod · wheels
Time not long past
- memoriesStored past experiences
- bygoneOf earlier times
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
- retroEvoking recent past
old-fashioned · classic · sepia · childhood · keepsake · heirloom · anecdotes · sentimental
Travel from place to place
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- hitchhikingSoliciting free rides
- backroadsSecondary rural routes
cross-country · highway · wandering · rambling · roaming · sputtering · overheating · flat tire
beater
Tool for mixing
- junkerDecrepit, worthless automobile
- rustbucketDilapidated metal vehicle
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
banger · bucket · rattletrap · old-timer · lemon · crate · beat-up · decrepit · dilapidated · rickety
automobile
Self-propelled passenger conveyance
roadster · convertible · hatchback · pickup · compact · subcompact · Model T · hot rod · wheels · ride
yesteryear
Time not long past
retro · old-fashioned · classic · sepia · childhood · keepsake · heirloom · anecdotes · sentimental · simpler times
journey
Travel from place to place
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- hitchhikingSoliciting free rides
backroads · cross-country · highway · wandering · rambling · roaming · sputtering · overheating · flat tire · pit stop
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
- carscar, auto, automobile, sedan, coupe
- American slangbamboozle, bogus, bunkum, conniption, discombobulate
- car talkpedal to the metal, hit the gas, step on it, floor it, burn rubber
- clunkersjunker, clunker, beater, rattletrap, rust bucket
- vintage vehiclesantique car, classic car, vintage car, Model T, Model A
jalopyluxury car
Expensive, high-end automobile
new car · cherry · cream puff · limousine · luxury sedan
jalopyRolls-Royce
Premier British automaker
Bentley · luxury sedan · Mercedes-Benz · Ferrari · Lamborghini