TIN LIZZIE


Meaning of TIN LIZZIE in English

( also tin lizzie ) n ( AmE old-fash slang )

a popular name for the Model T car. It is sometimes still used to mean any old or cheap car:

He was very rich but drove a tin lizzie all his life.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.