jalopy

Naija

Etymology

• From: English jalopy

Pronunciation

d͡ʒàlòpɪ́ Play Play

Noun

• Motor wey be sey e don old con still spoil well well join.

• De give you money make you buy car, you carry money go buy yeye jalopy.  — (You were given some money to buy a car, but you bought a decrepit car!)
• Some kind better moto, you no need too press di brake. E dey sharp, e dey hold; but you see all dose jalopy, you go don first chop better six to six before you go fit press di brake.  — (For some good cars, you need to hit the brakes too hard. It's usually good and it works well; But some of these old cars, you'll need to eat fufu before you can hit the brakes well.)

Antonym

chasis

Translation

• English: decrepit car