Jalopy Definition

jə-lŏpē
jalopies
noun
jalopies
An old, ramshackle automobile.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
jalopy
Plural:
jalopies

Origin of Jalopy

  • Origin unknown. Is it possible that the non Spanish-speaking New Orleans-based longshoremen, referring to scrapped autos circa 1920 destined for Jalapa, Mexico scrapyards, pronounced the destination on the palettes "jalopies" rather than multiples or possessive of Jalapa?

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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