noun
- an old, unreliable, or badly maintained car
Usage: informal; often humorous or affectionate
Examples
- He drove an old jalopy that barely made it up the hill.
- My first car was a jalopy, but it got me where I needed to go.
- The jalopy broke down on the highway again.
- She inherited her uncle's jalopy and decided to restore it.
- That jalopy has seen better days, but it still runs.
- He joked that his jalopy was held together by duct tape and hope.