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Flivver - Definition of Flivver at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Flivver. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... Use flivver in a Sentence...
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Ford Model T - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Flivver King - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Definition of flivver from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "flivver" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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; Constructor: Richard Chisholm; Relative difficulty: Challenging (for a Monday); THEME: another (not-so-great) vowel shift — from BAN to BUN through all the vowels; Word of the Day: Flivver (44A: 1910s-'20s flivver => MODEL T) — n. Slang...
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Definition of flivver from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of flivver. Pronunciation of flivver. Definition of the word flivver. Origin of the word flivver. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » flivver...
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Definition of flivver in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of flivver. Pronunciation of flivver. Translations of flivver. flivver synonyms, flivver antonyms. Information about flivver in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... An automobile, especially one that is small, ... Flitton; Flitton and Greenfield;
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flivver n. Slang An automobile, especially one that is small, inexpensive, and old. [Origin ... Obscure Words: flivver ... Luke's Fatal Flivver...
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The twenties were the first decade to emphasize youth culture over the older generations, and the flapper sub-culture had a tremendous influence on main stream America; many new words and phrases were coined by these liberated women. ... Flivver - a Model T; after 1928, could mean any old broken down car...
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Sales of the "Tin Lizzie," or "flivver," as the T was known, were boosted by promotional activities ranging from a black-tie "Ford Clinic" in New York, where a team of mechanics showcased the car, to Model T rodeos out west, in which cowboys riding in Fords tried to rope calves.
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