rustbucket

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Etymology

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From rust +‎ bucket.

Noun

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rustbucket (plural rustbuckets)

  1. (slang) An old, neglected vehicle, usually a car, a freighter, or a truck.
    Synonyms: bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, hunk of junk; see also Thesaurus:old car
    • 1967, David Gerrold, The Trouble with Tribbles, spoken by Korax:
      That sagging old rustbucket is designed like a garbage scow!

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