rattletrap

== English == === Etymology === From rattle +‎ trap. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === rattletrap (not comparable) Mechanically unreliable or in disrepair. 2006, Paul McGeough, Bush 'palace' shielded from Iraqi storm, theage.com.au, August 26, [1], All services for the biggest embassy in the world will operate independently from the rattletrap utilities of the Iraqi capital. (speaking of the new US Embassy in Baghdad) === Noun === rattletrap (plural rattletraps) (informal) A mechanical device, particularly an automobile, that is worn out, run down, or mechanically unreliable as indicated by noises it makes in operation. Synonyms: banger, bucket of bolts; see also Thesaurus:old car (dated) Any piece of miscellaneous equipment or junk. A type of noisemaker in which the teeth of a gear repeatedly bend and release a stiff tongue. (dated, slang, derogatory) A person's mouth. Synonyms: trap, yap ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary