Meaning & use
Flivver
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An old, cheap, or dilapidated small automobile, especially one from the early twentieth century.
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He rattled down the country road in his old flivver, backfiring the whole way.
The Model T was affectionately nicknamed a flivver by generations of American drivers.
A note on using this word
American slang from the early 1900s, most associated with the Ford Model T; the word has largely fallen out of everyday use.
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