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noun 
  1. An old, dilapidated automobile.
Etymology: Origin unknown.Is it possible that the non spanish-speaking New Orleans based longshoremen referring to scrapped autos circa 1920 destined for Jalapa, Mexico scrapyards pronounced the destination on the palettes jalopies rather than multiples or possessive of Jalapa?

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