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–noun
1.Older Slang. an automobile, esp. one that is small, inexpensive, and old.
2.Slang. something of unsatisfactory quality or inferior grade.
[Origin: 1905–10, Americanism; orig. uncert.]
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n.   Slang
An automobile, especially one that is small, inexpensive, and old.


[Origin unknown.]

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