# Word for the Day

 An old car that isn’t working very well…

jalopy

 

jalopy is an old car that isn’t working very well. You’d never call a new, smooth-running car a jalopy.

 

There are a lot of insulting words in English, mostly for people. This insult is for a car: a jalopy is a rundown, beat-up, falling apart car that needs to be replaced. You’ll never see a car salesman say “Check out our selection of jalopies!” A jalopy might have been a great car at one point, but it has seen better days.

 

 

Thanks to Vocabulary.com

 

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