bucket
n.— «“Everybody has had a bucket in their life,” said Xzibit, using L.A. slang for a clunker.» —“Cars get makeovers on MTV’s ‘Pimp My Ride’” by Mike Householder in Detroit, Mich. Dallas Morning News June 18, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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