smitty
n.— «A smitty, he e-mailed, was a “particularly loud, virtually straight-through muffler used by many hot rodders.”» —“Hey, Daddy-O, dig those terms” by Mark Davis Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Ga.) June 24, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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