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jalopies

jalopies is the plural 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

Questions about jalopies

What is jalopies the plural of?
Jalopies is the plural of jalopy.

Words near jalopies in the dictionary

  1. Jalna
  2. jaloallofane
  3. Jalomo
  4. Jalomos
  5. jalop
  6. jalopies
  7. jaloppies
  8. jaloppy
  9. jalopy
  10. Jalore
  11. jalouse

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