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Do your annoying neighbors constantly park their old jalopy in front of your home?
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 30 July 2024
How can cinema, a rickety old jalopy that started its motor in the early twentieth century, hope to keep pace with that?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
What the Aztecs need is to turn the most boring offense in the school’s modern day history into an exciting adventure, and Lewis goes 100 mph, which is 100-mph faster than Hoke’s jalopy.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Kids in jalopies cruised at night, listening to Mexican pirate radio.
—Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 30 July 2024
How can cinema, a rickety old jalopy that started its motor in the early twentieth century, hope to keep pace with that?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
What the Aztecs need is to turn the most boring offense in the school’s modern day history into an exciting adventure, and Lewis goes 100 mph, which is 100-mph faster than Hoke’s jalopy.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Kids in jalopies cruised at night, listening to Mexican pirate radio.
—Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jalopy
crate
Noun
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The Roadrunner is built to be launched out of its own packing crate; before the test flight, the engineers placed one of those crates in the scrub, as tumbleweeds skittered by.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Crate Cover This crate cover provides privacy, security and creates a cozy atmosphere to help reduce anxious behaviors like barking and chewing. Crate Pad This machine-washable crate pad functions as a mattress but can double as a dog bed.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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“Jalopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jalopy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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