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jalloppy

jalloppy is the dated form of jalopy.

Meaning of jalopy

Noun

jalopy (plural jalopies)

  1. (US, slightly dated) An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
    • Dean is the perfect guy for the road because he was actually born on the road, when his parents were passing through Salt Lake City in 1926, in a jalopy, on their way to Los Angeles.1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, chapter 1, in On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC

Forms of jalloppy

pluraljalloppies

Questions about jalloppy

What is jalloppy the dated form of?
Jalloppy is the dated form of jalopy.

Words near jalloppy in the dictionary

  1. jallebis
  2. Jallikattu
  3. Jalloh
  4. Jallohs
  5. jalloppies
  6. jalloppy
  7. Jallow
  8. Jallows
  9. Jalna
  10. jaloallofane
  11. Jalomo

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