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[missdaredevil]

She's warned about playing in *junky yard*.

What's a junky yard?

[bud]

Should it be junkyard? A junkyard is a lot (piece of land) where large discarded items are stored. Often the items are old cars. It is also called a scrapyard. If you own a very old car that needs a part, you might go to a junkyard to see if you can find the part there. If so, it would be much cheaper than buying a brand new part.

Junky yard has no special common meaning. Junky is slang for not very good. Yard most commonly means lawn. So junky yard would mean something like a lawn that was not mown.

[Bob S.]