repo man

noun

A man employed by a finance company or similar lender to repossess property which is the security for a loan or subject of a lease and where payments have not been made by the borrower or lessor at agreed times (i.e. one that is in default).

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Meanings

nounrepo man (plural repo men)

plural repo men

  1. USinformalA man employed by a finance company or similar lender to repossess property which is the security for a loan or subject of a lease and where payments have not been made by the borrower or lessor at agreed times (i.e. one that is in default).

    I'm a repo man. It's a repossesser. I take back cars from dildos who don't pay their bills. Cool huh?

    1984, Alex Cox, Repo Man, spoken by Otto Maddox (Emilio Estevez)

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APA

repo man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repo%20man

MLA

“repo man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repo%20man. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “repo man,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repo%20man.

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