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Jeep

[jeep] Trademark.
1. a small, rugged military motor vehicle having four-wheel drive and a 1/4 -ton capacity: widely used by the U.S. Army during and after World War II.
2. a similar vehicle used by civilians.
–verb (used without object)
3. (lowercase) to ride or travel in a jeep.

Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; alter. of G.P. (for General Purpose) Vehicle, or special use of Eugene the Jeep, name of fabulous animal in comic strip “Popeye” by E. C. Segar
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John Cornelius (Johnny; “Rabbit”; “Jeep”), 1906–70, U.S. jazz saxophonist.
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jeep   (jēp)   
n.  A small, durable, general-purpose motor vehicle with four-wheel drive and a quarter-ton capacity, used by the U.S. Army during and after World War II.

[Probably pronunciation of the letters GP, designation for this vehicle in the manufacturer's parts numbering system : G(overnment) + P, designator for 80-inch wheelbase reconnaissance car.]
Jeep   (jēp)   
A trademark used for a civilian motor vehicle.
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Word Origin & History

jeep 
1941, Amer.Eng. military slang, from G.P. "general purpose (car)," but influenced by Eugene the Jeep (who had extraordinary powers but only said "jeep"), from E.C. Segar's comic strip "Thimble Theater" (also home of Popeye the Sailor). Eugene the Jeep first appeared in the strip March 13, 1936.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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