Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "jalopy" kalma ce da ake amfani da ita wajen siffanta tsohuwar abin hawa, tsohuwa, ko lalacewa, musamman mota. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga kowane tsoho ko abu mara kyau, ba lallai bane abin hawa. Sau da yawa ana amfani da kalmar ta hanyar ban dariya ko wulakanci don kwatanta wani abu da ake ganin ya tsufa, mara kyau, ko kuma mara kyau.