Meanings
nounrustbucket (plural rustbuckets)
plural rustbuckets · alternative rust-bucket · alternative rust bucket
- slangAn old, neglected vehicle, usually a car, a freighter, or a truck.
That sagging old rustbucket is designed like a garbage scow!
1967, David Gerrold, The Trouble with Tribbles, spoken by KoraxSynonyms: bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, hunk of junk, banger, beater, bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, clunker
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn old, neglected vehicle, usually a car, a freighter, or a truck.
Origin
Translations
Dutch roestbak
- roestbakold, neglected vehicle
French tas de ferraille
- tas de ferrailleold, neglected vehicle
German Rostlaube
- Rostlaubeold, neglected vehicle
Hungarian tragacs
- tragacsold, neglected vehicle
Polish złom
- złomold, neglected vehicle
Russian ведро́
- ведро́ (vedró)old, neglected vehicle
Spanish carraca, tartana
- carracaold, neglected vehicle
- tartanaold, neglected vehicle
- trespatásold, neglected vehicle
- carricoche (despective)old, neglected vehicle
- carcochaold, neglected vehicle
- carrindangaold, neglected vehicle
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