rustbucket en · NOUN
Etymology
From rust + bucket.
Meanings
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(slang) An old, neglected vehicle, usually a car, a freighter, or a truck.
That sagging old rustbucket is designed like a garbage scow!
1967, David Gerrold, The Trouble with Tribbles, spoken by Korax:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rust bucket | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rust-bucket | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rustbuckets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
junker · crock · old banger · bucket of rust · shitbucket · wreck · jalopy · hunk of junk · bucket of bolts · hooptie · shitbox · bucket of rust · banger · shed · bucket of bolts · shitpot · rattletrap · rustbucket · tin Lizzie · shitcan · crate · clunker · gas guzzler · beater · lemon · flivver
Translations (12)
nl roestbak (old, neglected vehicle) · es tartana (old, neglected vehicle) · de Rostlaube (old, neglected vehicle) · es trespatás (old, neglected vehicle) · es carraca (old, neglected vehicle) · es carrindanga (old, neglected vehicle) · fr tas de ferraille (old, neglected vehicle) · es carcocha (old, neglected vehicle) · pl złom (old, neglected vehicle) · ru ведро́ (old, neglected vehicle) · es carricoche (despective) (old, neglected vehicle) · hu tragacs (old, neglected vehicle)