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jalopy

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ja⋅lop⋅y

  [juh-lop-ee]
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–noun, plural -lop⋅ies. Informal.
an old, decrepit, or unpretentious automobile.
Origin:
1925–30, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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ja·lop·y   (jə-lŏp'ē)   
n.   pl. ja·lop·ies Informal
An old, dilapidated motor vehicle, especially an automobile.

[Origin unknown.]
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jalopy 
"battered old automobile," 1924 (early variants include jaloupy, jaloppi, gillopy), of unknown origin; perhaps from Jalapa, Mexico, where many U.S. used cars were sent (see jalapeño).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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