winter rat

English - English

Definition of winter rat in English English dictionary

An old, unattractive automobile, purchased for little money, to be driven during brutal Great Lakes winters while the owner's "good" car remains garaged and protected from corrosive road salt for the season

Hyphenation

win·ter rat

Turkish pronunciation

wîntır rät

Synonyms

beater, clunker, junker, jalopy

Pronunciation

/ˈwəntər ˈrat/ /ˈwɪntɜr ˈræt/

Etymology

() Believed to have originated in or around Syracuse, New York.