flivver

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. (colloquial) An automobile, particularly one which is old and inexpensive.
2. (colloquial) An automobile, particularly one which is old and inexpensive.
3. (slang) A destroyer of the United States Navy with a displacement of less than 1,000 tons.

Συνώνυμα

failure

defection

dud

flop

flunk

misfire

misfortune

setback

washout

abortion

miscarriage

non event

bungle

a near miss

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈflɪv.ɚ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Unknown, early 20th c.; in 1919, cartoonist Tad Dorgan claimed to have created the term in his comic strip "Judge Rummy".