noun
- an old, worn-out, or unreliable automobile
Usage: informal; slang
Examples
- His old jalop barely made it up the hill.
- She drove that jalop for ten years before it finally died.
- The mechanic said the jalop wasn’t worth fixing.
- They bought a jalop just to get around town.
- The jalop broke down on the highway again.
- Despite being a jalop, the car had sentimental value.