jalopy

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[edit] Etymology

Origin unknown. Is it possible that the non spanish-speaking New Orleans-based longshoremen, referring to scrapped autos circa 1920 destined for Jalapa, Mexico scrapyards, pronounced the destination on the palettes "jalopies" rather than multiples or possessive of Jalapa?

[edit] Noun

Singular
jalopy

Plural
jalopies

jalopy (plural jalopies)

  1. An old, dilapidated automobile.

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