puddle-jumper

or pud·dle·jump·er

[ puhd-l-juhm-per ]

/ ˈpʌd lˌdʒʌm pər /

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noun Slang.

a light plane, especially one traveling only short distances or making many stops.

an old, rickety automobile; flivver.

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Origin of puddle-jumper

First recorded in 1930–35; humorously so called because it is used on routes that include stopovers in small, insignificant places

How to use puddle-jumper in a sentence

May they all stand in a puddle and stick their tongues in a Prius charge port.
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Then the lights went down on Bieber and his puddle of clothes.
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The couple, who were briefly engaged for two years, first met in 2007 while filming the sci-fi film Jumper.
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Think wearing yellow lipstick, lime-green nails, and a SpongeBob SquarePants jumper with no trousers.
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And when he walks in, the place is dark, but he notices a puddle on the floor.
The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town|E. Jean Carroll|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another man was sprawled on the gray broadloom of the reception room, a brownish puddle beneath his side.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
He stepped over a puddle and stood beside Bud, peering down at the silent engine.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
Then all the boys bent over the puddle, and scooped up great handfuls of water, and threw them over each other.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
Mr. Wright, my Adjutant, saw one strike in a puddle between him and myself as we marched at the head of the Regiment.
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On the perfect day I have been talking about she hunted up a sunlit puddle and indulged in the first wallow of the season.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur