I. ˈflivə(r) intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: origin unknown
1. slang : to be or become a failure : fall flat : fizzle
2.
[ flivver (II) ]
slang : to motor or tour in a flivver
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps from flivver (I)
1. slang
a. : a small and relatively inexpensive automobile
b. : a small airplane designed for private or personal use
c. : a small naval vessel ; especially : a destroyer of minimal tonnage
2. slang : failure , fraud , hoax