a piece of junk
noun phrase
: something that is worthless or of poor quality
His last car was a piece of junk.
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Cassavetes told him, Don’t waste a year of your life making a piece of junk.
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
For a piece of junk: What kind of crummy doctor drives that piece of junk?
—Steve Mirsky, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
For a piece of junk: What kind of crummy doctor drives that piece of junk?
—Steve Mirsky, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
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“A piece of junk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20piece%20of%20junk. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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