rattletrap
A mechanical device, particularly an automobile, that is worn out, run down, or…A mechanical device, particularly an automobile, that is worn out, run down, or mechanically unreliable as indicated by noises it makes in operation.
Translations
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4 senses(informal)A mechanical device, particularly an automobile, that is worn out, run down, or mechanically unreliable as indicated by noises it makes in operation.
Mom always worried about our safety in my friend's rattletrap. I told her not to worry, as it can't go fast enough to be dangerous.
Klapperkiste
драндулетdrandulet
A type of noisemaker in which the teeth of a gear repeatedly bend and release a stiff tongue.
(dated)Any piece of miscellaneous equipment or junk.
(dated, derogatory, slang)A person's mouth.
Shut your rattletrap!
Origin
From rattle + trap.From rattle + trap.
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Forms
plural: rattletraps| Singular | rattletrap |
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Synonyms
18 synonymsSee also
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