"carhop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carhops [plural]
Etymology: Blend of car + (bell)hop Etymology templates: {{blend|en|car|bellhop|alt2=(bell)hop}} Blend of car + (bell)hop Head templates: {{en-noun}} carhop (plural carhops)
  1. (US) A waiter or waitress who serves customers, especially in their vehicles, at a drive-in restaurant, sometimes on rollerskates. Tags: US Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-carhop-en-noun-KeyRp4E5 Disambiguation of Occupations: 85 15 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 92 8

Verb

Forms: carhops [present, singular, third-person], carhopping [participle, present], carhopped [participle, past], carhopped [past]
Etymology: Blend of car + (bell)hop Etymology templates: {{blend|en|car|bellhop|alt2=(bell)hop}} Blend of car + (bell)hop Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} carhop (third-person singular simple present carhops, present participle carhopping, simple past and past participle carhopped)
  1. (intransitive) To work as a carhop. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-carhop-en-verb-BDXCdOWf

Inflected forms

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