puddle jumper

[puhd-l-juhm-per]

pud·dle-jump·er

[puhd-l-juhm-per]
noun Slang.
1.
a light plane, especially one traveling only short distances or making many stops.
2.
an old, rickety automobile; flivver.
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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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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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 definition


  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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