bolt bucket

noun

A machine, especially an automobile. Implies that the machine is clunky or unreliable.

“He's still driving the old boltbucket he drove while he was in school.”

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Meanings

nounbolt bucket (plural bolt buckets)

plural bolt buckets

  1. idiomaticslangA machine, especially an automobile. Implies that the machine is clunky or unreliable.

    He's still driving the old boltbucket he drove while he was in school.

Translations

French tas de boue, tas de ferraille
  • tas de bouea clunky or unreliable machine, especially an automobile
  • tas de ferraillea clunky or unreliable machine, especially an automobile
Russian ведро с гайками, драндуле́т
  • ведро с гайками (vedro s gajkami)a clunky or unreliable machine, especially an automobile
  • драндуле́т (drandulét)a clunky or unreliable machine, especially an automobile
  • колыма́га (kolymága)a clunky or unreliable machine, especially an automobile
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APA

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MLA

“bolt bucket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bolt%20bucket. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bolt bucket,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bolt%20bucket.

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