Ditchfinder

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A poor-quality tyre for a car, usually one made and sold cheaply. UK, slang

    "My MX-5 was *ace* in the snow in February round here. I went where other cars couldn't go with no problem at all. It was on Avons, and felt a whole hell of a lot safer then the FWD Puma on Pirelli ditchfinders did."

Example

More examples

"My MX-5 was *ace* in the snow in February round here. I went where other cars couldn't go with no problem at all. It was on Avons, and felt a whole hell of a lot safer then the FWD Puma on Pirelli ditchfinders did."

Etymology

From ditch + finder.

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