flivver

[ fliv-er ]

noun

1. Older Slang. an automobile, especially one that is small, inexpensive, and old.
2. Slang. something of unsatisfactory quality or inferior grade.

flivver

/ ˈflɪvə /

noun

1. an old, cheap, or battered car

Word History and Origins

Origin of flivver¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of flivver¹

C20: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

In practice, urban folks like me rarely have a garage in which to charge their whizzy little electric flivver.

From The Daily Beast

The trip had been a terrible flivver, one of the worst that the Giant team had ever made while swinging around the circle.

From Project Gutenberg

So weve made another flivver, growled McCarney, pounding the table angrily with his fist.

From Project Gutenberg

Bert stopped his ancient and battered flivver at the corner where a group of overalled loungers was gathered.

From Project Gutenberg

Bert drew up at the rickety porch and stopped the flivver with its usual shuddering jerk.

From Project Gutenberg

Nor did he know how he reached his parked flivver with Joan a limp sobbing bundle in his arms.

From Project Gutenberg