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fliv⋅ver

  [fliv-er]
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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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fliv·ver   (flĭv'ər)   
n.   Slang
An automobile, especially one that is small, inexpensive, and old.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
flivver [ˈflɪvɚ]

  1. n.
    an old car. (Once a nickname for the Model-T Ford.) : Whose flivver is that parked out in the street?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

flivver 
"cheap car," especially "Model-T Ford," 1910, of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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