Synonyms of flivver
22 similar words
Another word for flivver is jalopy. Other synonyms of flivver are tin Lizzie, banger, beater, bucket of bolts and bucket of rust.
Synonyms and similar words for flivver
nounAn automobile or cart, particularly one which is old and inexpensive.
- jalopyAn old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
- tin LizzieA small, unpretentious, vintage automobile, especially one that is in run-down condition.
- banger UKAn old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.
- beaterAn old or dilapidated automobile.
- bucket of boltsA piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often an old car.
- bucket of rustSynonym of rustbucket.
- clunkerA decrepit motor car.
- crateA vehicle (car, aircraft, spacecraft, etc.) seen as unreliable.
- crock UKAn old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse or ewe).
- gas guzzlerA vehicle that consumes a large amount of fuel.
- hooptieAn old car that has been remodeled or reformed in some way, shape, or form; a classic, a banger.
- junker Canada, USA beat-up automobile.
- lemon
- old banger UKA decrepit car.
- rattletrapA mechanical device, particularly an automobile, that is worn out, run down, or mechanically unreliable as indicated by...
- rustbucketAn old, neglected vehicle, usually a car, a freighter, or a truck.
- shed UKAn automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
- shitbox vulgarAn old and decrepit automobile.
- shitpot vulgarA shoddy vehicle.
- shitcan vulgarA shoddy vehicle.
- shitbucket vulgarSynonym of shitpot (in all senses).
- wreck
Meaning of flivver
- noun An automobile or cart, particularly one which is old and inexpensive.
- noun A Ford Model T.
- noun A destroyer of the United States Navy with a displacement of less than 1,000 tons.
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Questions about synonyms of flivver
- What is another word for flivver?
- Flivver has 22 synonyms on Word.ws, such as jalopy, tin Lizzie, banger, beater, bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, clunker and crate.
- What does flivver mean?
- Flivver means an automobile or cart, particularly one which is old and inexpensive.
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