Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

car clout

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: car -clout
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The crime of breaking into an automobile.

American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Yesterday's pleasant weather should have brought an increase in certain felonies — purse snatches, street holdups, car clouts, convenience-store stickups, ATM rips. There was no logical reason why crime should be down […]"
"From there they went over the Little River Ranger Station about a mile away to complete a car clout report. The ranger was taking information on the car clout from Pam when I walked into the ranger station."

Usage

American usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

car clouts (plural)

Phrases

car clouting

Frequently Paired Words

car clouting

Questions

What does car clout mean?: The crime of breaking into an automobile.

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