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Idiom

jam jar

SlangCockney rhyming slang

Meaning

car

Examples

“My old jam jar is finally ready for the scrap heap.”

“We packed our bags into the rusty jam jar and drove toward the coast for the weekend.”

“Despite the engine's persistent rattling, the vintage jam jar successfully carried them across the countryside without breaking down once.”

Examples

simple

“My old jam jar is finally ready for the scrap heap.”

contextual

“We packed our bags into the rusty jam jar and drove toward the coast for the weekend.”

complex

“Despite the engine's persistent rattling, the vintage jam jar successfully carried them across the countryside without breaking down once.”

Key words

car

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