Synonyms for jalopy

Most common

bucket · wreck · beater · hoopy

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.

Related words

Other spellings

jaloppy

Forms

Plural

jalopies → buses, heaps, bangers, wrecks…

Example sentences

• bucket I have to peel a whole bucket of apples for a jam.
• wreck He confirmed that it was the wreck of the Titanic.
• beater Ziri asked Rima if he could borrow her beater.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

bus¹

4 letters

heap¹

5 letters

wreck¹, crate¹, hoopy

6 letters

bucket², beater², banger²

7 letters

shitbox, flivver

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bucket² = 2 syllables).