Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 19:28:36 -0600

From: Greg Pulliam gpulliam[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CHARLIE.CNS.IIT.EDU

Subject: hoopty/hooptie



Anybody heard the term _hoopty/ie_ for a old, barely-running car? What a

lot of us used to call a "heap"?

The term _hoopty_ is apparently a Chicago-area street term, attested to by

my 6th grader. I'm curious as to whether it might be etymologically

related to _heap_.





Gregory J. Pulliam

Illinois Institute of Technology

Lewis Department of Humanities

Chicago, IL 60616

gpulliam[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]charlie.cns.iit.edu