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puddlejumper

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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.
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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