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Today I Learned (TIL)English • 11 months ago

TIL the word "jalopy" most likely comes from a mispronunciation of the Mexican city Xalapa, where old American cars were imported into Mexico

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TIL the word "jalopy" most likely comes from a mispronunciation of the Mexican city Xalapa, where old American cars were imported into Mexico

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Today I Learned (TIL)English • 11 months ago

And Why Do We Call Them That?

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Every American knows that the word jalopy means an elderly, decrepit automobile. Though the word undoubtedly originated in the United States, it is now (Issue: April/May 1986)..

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Despite this, the city is still more well-known for a certain pepper they grew there…