"zombie car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zombie cars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} zombie car (plural zombie cars)
  1. (slang) A vehicle that has been commercially discontinued, yet continues to accrue sales. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-zombie_car-en-noun-Pi1T3Kj5
  2. (slang) A vehicle that has missing parts or is generally falling apart due to neglect. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-zombie_car-en-noun-QbcQrtE2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61

Inflected forms

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