fliv|ver

fliv|ver
fliv|ver «FLIHV uhr», noun, verb. Slang.
–n.
1. a small, cheap automobile, especially one that is no longer new.
2. any small vehicle thought of as resembling this.
3. a failure or bungle; fizzle.
–v.i.
1. to fail shamefully; fizzle.
2. to go in a flivver.
[American English; perhaps a coined word]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • fliv — fliv·ver; …   English syllables

  • ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… …   English syllables

  • flivver — fliv·ver …   English syllables

  • flivver — fliv•ver [[t]ˈflɪv ər[/t]] n. sts Older Slang. an automobile, esp. one that is small, inexpensive, and old • Etymology: 1905–10, amer.; orig. uncert …   From formal English to slang

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