flivver

Definition of flivvernext

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Recent Examples of flivver Eight thousand fans could fit in the bleachers and grandstands, with, as a novelty, room for people in 150 cars to watch the game from their flivvers. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023 In the background are two flivvers, which brought them there over bouncy roads. Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 30 Aug. 2019 Leader of the campaign is a white man, the county health officer, a former Georgia farm boy who drove a flivver through fields of mud, 36 miles a day to medical school. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 25 July 2017
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Noun
  • When Krem takes off in Kara’s spacecraft, a rusted hulk that’s like an interplanetary RV, and shoots her beloved dog Krypto with a lethal tranquilizer that will result in agonizing death in three days, Kara joins Ruthye on her revenge quest.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026
  • The hulk has made it to the Seaport once — in September 2024 when it was towed to Pier 17 for a Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Week event.
    Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • The witness believed the crates contained gold, though their contents could not be confirmed.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • When evening falls, situate your dog or cat in a quiet room, potentially with their crate.
    Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Neither alcohol nor drugs appeared to factor in the fatal wreck.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • Mental health support usually means stop ignoring the conditions that wreck performance.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Two doors down, someone is adding to their sizable collection of jalopies.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Ringo Starr’s Jeep is parked next to Tommy Lee’s black jalopy.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026

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“Flivver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flivver. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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