hooptie
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hooptie (plural hoopties)
- (slang, African-American) An old, worn-out car; a clunker, a banger.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:old car
- 2007 October 24, Corey Kilgannon, “A High School Under the Hood”, in New York Times[1]:
- “How many of you guys got a hooptee, raise your hand?”
- 2016, “Let’s Lurk”, Dimzy (lyrics), performed by 67 ft Giggs:
- The ops used to laugh at my truck but they cut when they see that hooptie
- 2017, “Kill Jill”, in Boomiverse, performed by Big Boi ft. Killer Mike and Jeezy:
- Chicago's full of shooters, my garage is full of hoopties
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an old, worn-out car
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