bent car
British slang for a stolen car — one that's been nicked, hot-wired, or otherwise obtained through decidedly dodgy means.
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British slang for a stolen car — one that's been nicked, hot-wired, or otherwise obtained through decidedly dodgy means. The word 'bent' in UK slang broadly means corrupt, dishonest, or illegal, so a bent car is just any vehicle that fell off the right side of the law. Used in crime dramas, police speak, and casual street slang. If someone offers you a suspiciously cheap motor with no paperwork, there's a good chance you're looking at a bent car.
The police impounded three bent cars during the raid on the chop shop.
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(slang) A stolen car.
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