tin lizzie


noun Older Slang.

a small, cheap automobile in run-down condition, especially a Model T Ford.

Origin of tin lizzie

First recorded in 1910–15

British Dictionary definitions for tin lizzie

tin lizzie
/ (ˈlɪzɪ) /

noun

informal an old or decrepit car; jalopy

Word Origin for tin lizzie

originally a nickname for the Model T Ford