rustbucket
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rustbucket
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From rust + bucket.
noun rustbuckets · rust-bucket · rust bucket
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An old, neglected vehicle, usually a car, a freighter, or a truck.
That sagging old rustbucket is designed like a garbage scow!
Similar: bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, hunk of junk, banger, beater, clunker, crate, crock, flivver, gas guzzler, hooptie, jalopy
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noun old, neglected vehicle
| Español | carraca, tartana, trespatás, carricoche (despective), carcocha, carrindanga |
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| Français | tas de ferraille |
| Deutsch | Rostlaube |
| Русский | ведро́ vedró |
Talk about this word "rustbucket." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rustbucket. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rustbucket. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rustbucket "rustbucket." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rustbucket.Cite this
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title = {rustbucket},
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