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carhop

[ kahr-hop ]
/ ˈkɑrˌhɒp /
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noun
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
verb (used without object), car·hopped, car·hop·ping.
to work as a carhop.
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Origin of carhop

First recorded in 1935–40; car1 + (bell)hop

Words nearby carhop

cargo bay, cargo cult, cargo liner, cargo pants, cargo pocket, carhop, Caria, cariama, Carian, Carías Andino, Carib
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Words related to carhop

attendant, butler, host, hostess, servant, steward, stewardess, waiter, waitress

British Dictionary definitions for carhop

carhop
/ (ˈkɑːˌhɒp) /
noun
US and Canadian informal a waiter or waitress at a drive-in restaurant
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