rattletrap.
Mechanically unreliable or in disrepair.
Meaning & usage
Mechanically unreliable or in disrepair.
Where this word comes from
From rattle + trap.
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.
Any piece of miscellaneous equipment or junk.
A type of noisemaker in which the teeth of a gear repeatedly bend and release a stiff tongue.
A person's mouth.
Shut your rattletrap!
Where this word comes from
From rattle + trap.
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