flivver

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English

A flivver.

Etymology

Unknown, early 20th c.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪvə(ɹ)

Noun

flivver (plural flivvers)

  1. (colloquial, dated, Canada, US) An automobile, particularly one which is old and inexpensive.
    Synonyms: jalopy, tin Lizzie; see also Thesaurus:old car
    • 1920 July, Lyman Seelye, “Quite a Picnic”, in The Overland Monthly‎[1]:
      Billy being too poor to own a car, had hired a cheap flivver for the day, and was purposely ten minutes behind the time, but to his disgust found the procession not yet started.
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