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tin lizzie

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noun Older Slang.

a small, cheap automobile in run-down condition, especially a Model T Ford.

RELATED WORDS

crate, heap, jalopy, rattletrap, wreck

Nearby words

  1. tin difluoride,
  2. tin ear,
  3. tin fish,
  4. tin god,
  5. tin hat,
  6. tin pan alley,
  7. tin pants,
  8. tin parachute,
  9. tin pest,
  10. tin plate

Origin of tin lizzie

First recorded in 1910–15
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British Dictionary definitions for tin lizzie

tin lizzie

/ (ˈlɪzɪ) /

noun

informal an old or decrepit car; jalopy

Word Origin for tin lizzie

originally a nickname for the Model T Ford
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