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batbrained

You failed to mention the origin of the name Jalopy. In Jalopa, Mexico, a whole business was established, cannibalizing functioning parts from otherwise non viable vehicles, to make up whole new and definitely unique vehicles, called the "Jalopy". Later on, the term became more generalized to mean any broken down old vehicle.

ReeReeJr

We call them Hoopdees here in Southern Maryland 😉

Lumberjax47

Otherwise known as a POS!!

Keltheone.x

banger in the uk

IrreverentGemini4223

ReeReeJr, In Australia, we call them lemons

AppleA815

ReeReeJr, Here in NY too. Hoopdie started trending in the late 80s, early 90s

Itsy

IrreverentGemini4223, In the US, a "lemon" typically means a new or newer car that has lots of issues. Maybe because of being bright and shiny outside with "sour" insides. We have "Lemon Laws" that protect consumers from vendors who sell bad cars.

Player #2445171

Player Driftwood, never heard the term janker. I always heard it as “junker.”

Bjach

I've had a couple of them in my life time, clunkers...

Emperor Flatulas

they forgot to include "beater" .

C C

in Buffalo New York they're called hoopties too

Mocha

Gruntled Penguin, that's only for FORDS

Mocha

YellowRose, I thought bangers were breakfast sausages in UK?

Brian

We call them "Sikolokolo" in Southern Africa.

Tony

Who wants to go to the Demolition Derby?

Sophie

Thanks, I wondered where it originated. Amazing how far new words spread, my family in Scotland has used that term for years😀.

Lisik

batbrained, thank you for the information.

arohanui

batbrained, thank you, batbrained. Good info

KTI6

I once had a neighbor who painted the name they gave their car on the trunk: Blue Bomb

Nita

IrreverentGemini4223, That's interesting. In US, a car is a lemon if it's a new car that keeps having things wrong with it.

Player #6678327

Looks like and old banger to me

Player #35387966

While I was stationed in Germany I purchased and old BMW and the younger soldiers call little hooptie.

jo

here in Canada we also refer to them as hoopdies or good old beaters

countrymouse

in central NY state they put salt on the roads in the winter so some people drove "winter rats" to keep their regular cars from getting rusted by the salt

sapnu puas

I never knew it was an actual word, I just assumed Yorubas made it up 😎

Phil 'sum guy'

jalopy is any car that is falling apart, usually from old age. A lemon or POS, is one, new or old that never worked well in the 1st place regardless of care. Many restored jalopies are fine classic cars, a Pacer is not !

Ian Gettoga

In Portugal we call them “chassos”

Cricket

I have a 1953 jailopi in my garage, still working.

Player #41376295

USCFANinKY, I have a ford fusion, which I love people keep asking to buy it. But I won't sell.

Seanie

YellowRose, badgers in england

McCoy, like the real

We call them "beaters" here in the midwest.

Player #39540813

batbrained, it is actually Jalapa which is now spelled xalapa in the state of Veracruz

Koma

IrreverentGemini4223, Hahaha NO WE DON'T! A lemon is a car plagued with problems from the start. We call dilapidated cars 'bunkies'.

AustrALIEN

IrreverentGemini4223, in Australia where I come from it is common to call them a bomb.

Miranda Ami Donlan

batbrained, thankyou I was hoping they would explain the origin but they didn't so really appreciate your input cheers :) x

QuizzyHeart

batbrained, aces!

Guillermo

Chet Morton owned one..

Player Diver Dan

batbrained, That is only one of several theories re: the etymology of the word: jalopy.

26306176

Very specific colloquial term.

Player #19199509

in Quebec bazoo or minoune. in Toronto we called them beaters.

Which of these words means a broken-down old car?

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