noun phrase
General Slang
Alabama chrome
· noun phrase · trucker
Duct tape doing the job a bodyshop should.
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Duct tape used as bodywork or repair — holding a fender, a mirror, or a marker light together because the run can't wait. The joke writes itself: silver, shiny from a distance, and definitely not what the factory had in mind.
“Mirror housing's cracked but a strip of Alabama chrome will get me to Dallas.”
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Alabama chrome In A Sentence
Mirror housing's cracked but a strip of Alabama chrome will get me to Dallas.
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What does "Alabama chrome" mean?
It's duct tape used to do the repair job a proper bodyshop should have done.
How do you use "Alabama chrome" in a sentence?
"His bumper's held on with Alabama chrome."
Is "Alabama chrome" a compliment?
It's jokey and a bit mocking, poking fun at a cheap, makeshift duct-tape fix instead of a real repair.
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