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pud⋅dle-jump⋅er

  [puhd-l-juhm-per]
–noun Slang.
1. a light plane, esp. one traveling only short distances or making many stops.
2. an old, rickety automobile; flivver.
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Also, pud⋅dle⋅jump⋅er.

Origin:
1930–35; humorously so called because it is used on routes that include stopovers in small, insignificant places
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Main Entry:  puddle jumper
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a small lightweight airplane used for short trips, as for commuters; also written puddle-jumper
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puddle jumper

  1. n.
    a small airplane. : I'm not going to fly 200 miles in that puddle jumper!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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