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...Jalopy," "jaloppi" -or "jollopy" (Weseen's Dictionary of American Slang}-has for years been the name used by U. S. second-hand car dealers and taxi drivers for an exhausted automobile. Possible derivation: jalap, a purgative root...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 7, 1937 | 6/7/1937 | See Source »

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