a piece of junk

noun phrase

: something that is worthless or of poor quality
His last car was a piece of junk.

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For a piece of junk: What kind of crummy doctor drives that piece of junk? Steve Mirsky, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020

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“A piece of junk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20piece%20of%20junk. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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